Ontario Breaks Ground on Three Ontario Line Stations

TORONTO – The Ontario Government has broken ground on three Ontario Line stations: King-Bathurst, Queen-Spadina, and Moss Park Stations.

Pie-IX Railway Bridge Project Begins

MONTREAL – Structural work has begun on the Pie-IX rail bridge rehabilitation project. The project is scheduled for December 2025.

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City Officials Approve Letter of No Objection for Sioux City Rail Bridge Rebuild

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – After two controlled blasts of the collapsed rail bridge in August, the city council has taken steps to begin its replacement.

TriMet Celebrates Completion of A Better Red Project

PORTLAND, Ore. – The TriMet’s A Better Red Project was finished on Wednesday, August 28, 2024. The project worked to improve light rail reliability and extend the MAX Red line into Hillsboro.

CTA Taps Walsh-VINCI Transit Community Partners for RLE Design and Build Contract

CHICAGO – The Chicago Transit Board selected Walsh-VINCI Transit Community Partners for a design and build contract for the Red Line Extension project.

Central Rail Yard Goes to Work; Project Creates Capacity to Process 2 Million Rail TEUs Annually

NORFOLK, Va. — The Port of Virginia’s® expanded central rail yard is fully operational signaling the completion of a project giving the port the capacity to process 2 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) by rail annually.

Metrolinx and City of Toronto Disagree on Scarborough Line/Eglinton East LRT Link

TORONTO – The city of Toronto and Metrolinx have not been able to agree on who will pay for a proposed connection from Scarborough subway at Kennedy Station to the Eglinton East light rail transit line.

Amtrak Invests in NEC Infrastructure

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Amtrak is investing $260 million in infrastructure improvements along the Northeast Corridor during the summer.

CTA Expected to Receive $764MM in First Year for RLE Project

CHICAGO – The CTA announced it is expected to receive $764 million in 2025, which is an increase of $396 million in funding.

$5B Committed to Silicon Valley BART Extension Project’s Final Phase

SAN FRANCISCO – The FTA has committed a grant totaling more than $5 billion for the final phase of the Silicon Valley BART Extension project.

Hudson Tunnel Project Ramping Up

The Gateway Development Commission (GDC) has awarded an initial tunnel boring contract and issued a Notice to Proceed on the first heavy construction phase of the Hudson Tunnel Project (HTP), one of

PRT Will Close Mount Washington Transit Tunnel for Five Months Next Spring

PITTSBURGH – Beginning spring 2025, Pittsburg Regional Transit plans to close Mount Washington Transit Tunnel for five months to allow for rehabilitation.

CMAA Metro Awards Project of the Year to First Phase of Long Slip Fill and Rail Enhancement Project

NEWARK, N.J. – NJ TRANSIT’s first phase of the Long Slip Fill and Rail Enhancement project won 2023 Project of the Year within the $10M – $60M category. The award comes from the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) Metro New York/New Jersey chapter.

Camp Hall Project Is Moving Along

CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Camp Hall Rail project is in phase two of five in South Carolina. The project is still expected to be completed by the end of 2026.

How BNSF Minimized Sandpoint Bridge Project Environmental Impacts

Less than one year after completion of BNSF Railway’s Sandpoint Junction Connector project in northern Idaho, one can hardly tell that there was an army of workers and machinery stationed there for roughly four

HART Receives Bids To Build Elevated Rail Line

HONOLULU – Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transit (HART) plans to award a contract to build the elevated rail line through Honolulu’s city center in August.

SacRT Celebrates Groundbreaking of Watt/I-80 Transit Center Improvement Project

SACRAMENTO – SacRT celebrated the beginning of construction on the Watt/I-80 Transit Center Improvement Project.

MBTA Announces Service Changes to Accommodate Track Work

BOSTON – The MBTA announced service changes on several lines so it can continue its work in maintaining track infrastructure across its system.

Pape Station Construction Begins on Ontario Line

ONTARIO – Crews began work on connection at Pape Station on the future Ontario Line.

RTD Begins Construction on Two 15th Street Intersections in Downtown Denver

DENVER – RTD has begun construction on two 15th Street intersections in Denver as part of its downtown light rail reconstruction project.

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