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There are now twin tunnels running 3.1 miles between downtown Seattle and the University of Washington. The contractor team, JCM U-Link Joint Venture, mined two tunnels about a mile long between the site of the future Capitol Hill Station and downtown Seattle. The project is about halfway complete and scheduled to open in 2016.
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Tarrant Express, or TEX, was selected by a subcommittee of The T's board, along with input from the Grapevine City Council.
Read More →Much higher than predicted average daily ridership has helped propel The Tide to this benchmark sooner than expected.
Read More →Local officials from the Southwest, Northwest and Eastern regions are all seeking $100 million or more in state funding for each of three possible light rail lines. However, in the Republican-controlled legislature, both houses have resisted providing even a $25 million down payment on the state’s share of the proposed $1.25 billion line in the Southwest Corridor.
Read More →While the vote is largely symbolic, advocates say it could jeopardize Fresno County's bid to land a high-speed rail maintenance yard and accompanying 1,500 jobs.
Read More →Agency partnered with the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario and the Ontario Ministry of Health Promotion, and their partners, to provide at least one device at all 69 stations. Combined with platform paramedics on duty during rush hours, the TTC is helping to fast-track potentially life-saving response and treatment to more than 800,000 daily subway riders.
Read More →Board chair Jay Schenirer said last week that the agency needs to prove that it really is providing a cleaner, friendlier and safer service before major sponsors are likely to sign on.
Read More →The MTA's proposed 16-mile Purple Line light rail project may keep its doors closed after 10 p.m. at the three light rail stops proposed for university in an effort to safeguard campus borders.
Read More →The states submitted nearly $10 billion in funding requests. The Federal Railroad Administration will begin its official review of the applications. A merit-driven process will be used to award the $2.4 billion to projects that can deliver public and economic benefits quickly.
Read More →Work on the Chicago-to-St. Louis route includes the installation of new premium rail with concrete ties and stone ballast; upgrades to bridges, culverts and drainage; signal and wayside equipment installations and upgrades; and roadway-rail grade crossing improvements.
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