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Newsby StaffApril 16, 2014

MTA awards contracts for East Side Access Manhattan tunnels, caverns

Contractors will line more than 10,000 linear feet of newly excavated tunnels with permanent structural concrete walls, and install complex communications systems in Grand Central Terminal’s future Long Island Rail Road concourse.

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Newsby StaffDecember 2, 2013

Industry peers recognize OCTA's best practices

For three days in June, a group of industry peers reviewed OCTA’s health, safety and environmental compliance written programs and policies, toured all OCTA bases, conducted face-to-face interviews with all levels of staff and spoke to OCTA contractors.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 25, 2013

Denver receives 4 FasTracks construction proposals

Competing teams are Bechtel/Herzog joint venture; Graham Contracting Ltd., Balfour Beatty, Hamon Contractors; North Metro Transit Solutions, a Kiewit/Stacy and Witbeck joint venture; and URS Energy and Construction Inc.

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Newsby StaffJuly 22, 2013

Wichita State U. to offer shuttle for off-campus parking

The university has developed a proposal to bring in bids from potential contractors for a shuttle system to be paid for with student fees.

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Newsby StaffJuly 22, 2013

Toronto Transit whistleblower program to root out internal fraud, theft

The new "Integrity" program will allow the agency's 13,000 employees to anonymously report unethical or illegal behavior by co-workers or contractors.

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Newsby StaffMay 30, 2013

TTC’s plan highlights safety, customer service

Strategic objectives include managing risks, protecting customers, contractors and employees, and minimizing impact on the environment; cultivating an empowered, customer-focused workforce; and effective, efficient asset management that delivers reliable services in a state of good repair.

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Newsby StaffMarch 20, 2013

Denver RTD rail line honored for innovation

West Rail Line project named one of the most significant construction projects of 2012 by the Associated General Contractors of America.

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Newsby StaffMarch 5, 2013

D.C. Metro shifts paratransit contract model to improve service quality

The contracts provide a new approach for determining when a paratransit vehicle is “late," as the contractor managing the scheduling and dispatching functions will share performance incentives and disincentives with the contractors delivering the service to customers.

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Newsby StaffOctober 23, 2012

Arizona begins planning for $15M transit upgrade

The upgrade will include a park-and-ride and transit center, built separately or as a combined facility. City officials are contractors are studying possible sites and gathering input from the public.

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ArticlesAugust 17, 2012

Private public transportation operators get another look

Congress should make it easier to use private contractors, consortia or financing so that agencies can better develop the best strategies that work for them.

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