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Newsby StaffJuly 12, 2024

Amtrak Awards East River Tunnel Rehabilitation Contract

The East River Tunnel Rehabilitation Project will demolish all existing tunnel systems down to the liner, before completely restoring both tubes that were damaged in 2012.

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Newsby StaffJuly 12, 2024

WMATA, Partners Break Ground on New Metrorail Station Entrance

The new station entrance at 18th Street South and Crystal Drive is set to open in late 2027.

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Newsby StaffJuly 12, 2024

Federal Railroad Administration Makes $153M Available to Restore Rail Service

Grant funding will assist with operating costs for eligible projects that will establish service on new routes, restore service on routes that formerly had intercity passenger operations, and enhance service on existing routes.

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Newsby StaffJuly 12, 2024

Biz Briefs: Transdev, TRC, Cummins, and More

The latest in supplier news from around the industry.

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Newsby StaffJuly 12, 2024

HDR Names New Transit, Rail Construction Management Practice Lead

Based in Bellevue, Wash., Justin Garrod has spent the past eight years leading construction management work on Sound Transit’s $3.7 billion East Link Extension light rail line, which opened its first segment April 27.

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Newsby StaffJuly 11, 2024

Herzog, Partners Land Amtrak Contract

The Penn Coach Yard facility will service many of Amtrak's Acela, Airo, and Northeast Regional trains that operate up and down the Northeast Corridor, which today provides more than 12 million annual trips.

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Newsby StaffJuly 11, 2024

MBTA Launches Public Narcan Pilot

In the coming weeks, Naloxone will be available to the public at Quincy Center, Ashmont, Andrew, South Station, and Harvard.

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Newsby StaffJuly 11, 2024

Chicago Continues to Increase Rail Service

The news marks a major milestone in CTA President Dorval R. Carter Jr.’s commitment to deliver pre-pandemic levels of rail service by end of year.

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Newsby StaffJuly 10, 2024

Mineta Report Focuses On A New Approach to Community-Centered Transit Projects

The industry is beginning to adopt new practices that result in a better product and user experience.

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Newsby StaffJuly 8, 2024

Mineta Report Examines Building Equity into VMT Mitigation Program

The proposed program would provide a VMT mitigation option for local government agencies and developers, which would improve travel options for the community with an emphasis on cross-jurisdictional collaboration and equity.

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