MONROVIA, Calif. – The Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority announced it has completed its $1.5 billion, four-station Foothill Gold Line light rail project on budget and on time.
KERN COUNTY, Calif. – The California High-Speed Rail Authority kicked off its Railhead Project in Kern County.
PITTSBURGH – Along with Michael Baker International, Norfolk Southern has released the designs of four projects in Pittsburgh to allow for double-stacked freight cars.
BETHESDA, Md. – In the Purple Line Newsletter, Purple Line Senior Project Director, Ray Biggs II shared construction updates in both Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties.
HONOLULU – Hitachi Rail has sued Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) over project delays.
DECATUR, Ill. – Norfolk Southern’s Engineering team has completed major infrastructure upgrades in 30 hours across two states last November.
PERRYVILLE, Md. – Amtrak has removed the 10th and final remnant pier from the river, completing another construction milestone for the Susquehanna River Bridge Project.
KEARNY, N.J. – Amtrak has chosen Skanska, Walsh & Herzog Joint Venture to conduct pre-construction activities along with other contract opportunities in the future for the project’s full scope of construction.
CORONA, Calif. – BNSF worked with the City of Corona to build a suspension bridge as a way to reduce traffic congestion in the McKinley Street intersection.
FRESNO, Calif. – The California High-Speed Rail Authority celebrated the groundbreaking of the McKinley Avenue and Golden State Boulevard grade separation.
HOUSTON, Texas – METRO broke ground on a new Maintenance of Way facility near Burnett Transit Center. The project is expected to be completed in July 2026.
PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Transportation has announced an Executive Leadership Team to guide the study the future of passenger rail service between Phoenix and Tucson.
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Youngstown & Southern Railroad’s Lansingville Yard should be completed in 2025.
BOSTON – The MBTA has released a draft of its Environmental Assessment (EA) for the North Station Draw One Bridge Replacement Project.
FORT WORTH, Texas – BNSF has completed a new section of double track on its Fort Worth Subdivision.
TORONTO – HDR and Mott MacDonald won a 2024 Going Digital Award for Enterprise Engineering, presented by Bentley Systems.
LAKE MARY, Fla. – HNTB was recognized by the American Council of Engineering Companies of Florida with a Grand Award for its work on the Brightline Florida East-West Connector project.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The South Shore Line secured a shorter route into South Bend International Airport after the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD) and the airport authority finalized a agreement.
SAN FRANCISCO – The Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) opens procurement opportunities for the BART Silicon Valley Phase II (BSVII) Extension Project and invites prime contractors and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) to participate.
DENVER – The Regional Transportation District (RTD) is seeking proposals for the next phases of its Downtown Rail Reconstruction Project in Denver.