Bells & Whistles—House passes infrastructure bill to put pressure on the Senate

Transportation Secretary says it is time for Gateway Project work, but N.Y. Gov. Cuomo says there are other needs BNSF moves forward with plans to demolish rail bridge over Skagit River House

Transportation Secretary says it is time for Gateway Project work, but N.Y. Gov. Cuomo says there are other needs

Holding up corroded wire from the Hudson River tunnels, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said it is time to begin major construction on the Gateway Project.

New York City’s Second Avenue Subway project is back on

Federal stimulus payments to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) are paying off in terms of the chance for the completion of the Second Avenue Subway project in East Harlem.

Single-tracking Purple Line in Montgomery County, Md., will put project at ‘significant risk’

Montgomery County, Md., is not going to get its wish.

Will the BART/Millbrae deal force California high-speed rail underground?

The city of Millbrae, Calif., announced an agreement with the Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) to return several downtown parcels of land that both give the city new opportunities to develop significant mixed-use housing and commercial units and to further leverage its demands that California high-speed rail tracks be under-grounded.

Environmental assessment for Howard Street Tunnel project in Baltimore is released; reconstruction will permit double stacking

The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Port Administration (MDOT MPA) announced the release of the federally approved environmental assessment for the project to reconstruct the CSX-owned, 126-year-old Howard Street Tunnel in Baltimore to allow for double-stacked intermodal container trains to and from the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore. This project will increase container capacity and business at the Port and create thousands of jobs.

More rail tunnel problems for San Francisco’s Municipal Transportation Agency

San Francisco’s trouble with tunnels continues this week. The Municipal Transportation Agency has revealed issues with the Twin Peaks Tunnel, which was completed two years ago, and the fix will be expensive.

Capital Metro

Austin’s Capital Metro gearing up for massive light rail system

Some think big, but Austin’s Capital Metro is thinking massive.

Gateway projects

Gateway Project dream results in heavy maintenance reality for North River Tunnels

With the Gateway Project still a pipe dream, Amtrak has decided it needs to fix the 110-year-old “pipes” that run under the Hudson River in New York.

Hudson River tunnel project

FTA doles out low rating for Hudson River tunnel project, continues to rule out funding

The $13 billion Hudson River tunnel project, aimed at building a new rail tunnel between New York and New Jersey, is again facing funding problems after federal authorities announced a rating that

CP Railway

CP plans overhaul of Rogers Pass tunnel

The Canadian Pacific Railway is planning extensive work in its famed Mount MacDonald Tunnel, the longest railway tunnel in the western hemisphere. It’s our current most important asset,” John Leonardo, general manager

LACMTA unveils TBMs for Purple Line Extension Project

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA), elected officials and community members gathered April 25 for a ceremonial naming and unveiling of the tunnel boring machines (TBMs) that will dig twin four-mile tunnels under Wilshire Boulevard for the Purple Line Extension Project.

 

HNTB names two to tunnel leadership roles

HNTB Corporation has made two new appointments for leadership roles on its national tunnel and underground team.

Feds: What Gateway agreement?

Federal Transit Administration Deputy Administrator K. Jane Williams outlined a series of concerns regarding an updated financial plan for the Hudson Tunnel project in a letter to New York State Director of Budget Robert Mujica on Dec. 29.

IO, Metrolinx award rail tunnel contract; shortlist grade separation teams

Toronto Tunnel Partners (TTP) is the recipient of a contract with Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Metrolinx to design, build and finance the Highway 401 Rail Tunnel project for the GO Regional Express Rail (RER) program.

 

New York, New Jersey commit to funding local share of Gateway Project

New York and New Jersey have reached a deal to fund 100 percent the local share of the Gateway Hudson Tunnel Project originally laid out in a 2015 framework agreement, which calls on the federal government to fund 50 percent of the project.

MTA to make Sandy-related repairs to Clark St. Tube

New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) will begin the next round of Superstorm Sandy-related repairs in spring 2017 with weekend closures of the Clark St. Tube to fix integral components.

 

LACMTA Regional Connector TBM gets name, kick off ceremony

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) representatives joined local officials and stakeholders Oct. 19 for a ceremony to name and lower a portion of the tunnel-boring machine (TBM) that will dig twin 1.1-mile rail tunnels underground below downtown Los Angeles.

HNTB names Zlatanic chair, national tunnel practice

HNTB Corporation has appointed Sanja Zlatanic as chair, national tunnel practice.

Tunneling progresses on Toronto’s LRT line

Tunneling has been completed on a 6.2-mile tunnel of Toronto’s Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit (LRT) line, one of the largest public transportation projects underway in Canada.