Sonoma's SMART to begin commuter work
Contract awarded to Alameda-based Stacy and Witbeck/Herzog, a joint venture that will work on track, bridges, station platforms and grade crossings.
Contract awarded to Alameda-based Stacy and Witbeck/Herzog, a joint venture that will work on track, bridges, station platforms and grade crossings.
The $5.1 billion rail system will stretch 20 miles from Kapolei to downtown. It is scheduled to open in phases and be completed in 2019.
The survey of more than 3,700 customers was conducted in September both in person and online. It has a margin of error of +/- 1.6%. The survey also reported an 87% general satisfaction compared to 89% in 2010.
TTC chair Karen Stintz spent 10 days posing as a transit worker for the reality show, Undercover Boss Canada, and said it gave her a new appreciation of what employees experience as they do their jobs.
Lhota, who was chosen by Governor Andrew Cuomo to replace former MTA Chairman Jay Walder in October, promised to work to streamline the nation's largest mass transit system
Event, to be hosted by GM Neil McFarlane, is part of a comprehensive outreach effort to hear from the public on the agency's FY 2013 budget which includes a $12 to $17 million shortfall. An interactive guide will let the community weigh in on potential fare increases and service cuts to help close the budget gap.
Includes five posters designed to inform customers of the importance of better transit funding, investments that are being made in transit, the positive economic and environmental impact of a healthy transit system, how the agency is improving customer service and the value the TTC has on one’s personal budget.
Despite a recent reallocation of a grant to bus rapid transit, the city may receive additional funding for the project.
Although the agency's legal tab to fight feds cost $1.2 million, the $297 million lost stems from the engineering and design work, payments to contractors and various other items that were paid for but are now unnecessary with the cancellation of the project.
Jay H. Walder announced his departure for Hong Kong days after the authority unveiled a capital plan dependent on millions of dollars in still-to-be-approved federal grants. The capital budget is still underfunded by $10 billion.
To benefit the company's worldwide, rail engineering products and services business, the company formed a wholly owned subsidiary, ENSCO Rail Inc., which is also headquartered in Falls Church, Va.
Issued a Record of Decision for the Crenshaw/LAX light rail project based on the agency's final environmental report. The 8.5-mile light rail will run between the Expo Line on Exposition Boulevard and the Metro Green Line.
Will support a project that will extend construction of the corridor north to Joliet, allowing for 110-mph service along nearly 70% of the route. Once construction is complete, travelers can expect reductions of more than an hour in trip time and improved on-time performance.
Congressional inaction on extending commuter benefits leads public transit riders to see taxes increase more than $550 in 2012. APTA is urging riders to push Congress to support commuter transit benefit as they resume negotiations to finalize the middle class payroll tax cut before it expires at the end of February.
Peer advisory group said legislature should refuse to authorize $2.7 billion in bond spending, expressing concerns over inadequate future funding and the lack of a final business plan.
Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams had encouraged eclipse viewers to take mass transit to their destinations for safety and congestion relief.
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