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Newsby StaffJanuary 5, 2011

Hampton Roads senior VP to retire

Jayne Whitney, senior vice president for development and a key player in Norfolk's light rail project, will leave the agency at the end of January. She was among HRT officials mentioned in a recent state audit which claimed the agency hid the true costs of the project from government authorities.

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Newsby StaffDecember 15, 2010

Report: Hampton Roads hid light rail costs from feds

Transit officials knew that The Tide project would cost more than the $232 million figure they gave to the government back in 2007.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 14, 2010

NJ Transit halts Hudson River tunnel project

The hiatus comes after five months of review by the FTA and NJ Transit officials to finalize the federal government's contribution to the project.

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Newsby StaffAugust 19, 2010

Motorcoach services to Hamptons go luxury route

Hampton Luxury Liner and the Hampton Jitney's Ambassador service offers goodie bags, snacks, onboard entertainment and more.

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Newsby StaffAugust 11, 2010

New York MTA unveils 'Dashboard' to track progress

Will enable anyone to search for a project in the 2010-2014 Capital Program by keyword; project category; MTA agency; project phase (planning, design, construction or complete); or by location where an interactive map, powered by Google, will list projects within a geographical area.

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ArticlesAugust 10, 2010

Bentech at Forefront of Driver Partition Design

The Philadelphia-based design and fabrication company is working with New Jersey Transit on a pilot program to test two different designs - a hinged-door and sliding-door model - on two different buses.

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Newsby StaffJune 8, 2010

N.Y. MTA unveils solar-powered water heating system

Will lower the agency's power bill by $94,000 and cut 86 tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per year.

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Newsby StaffMay 27, 2010

Northeastern senators request emergency aid for transit

Proposed bill would provide $2 billion in assistance, reversing service cuts and layoffs in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

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Newsby StaffMay 11, 2010

N.Y. Mayor looks to London’s transit cameras

Bloomberg wants to ramp up New York’s train security camera system to replicate the one used in London’s underground train system.

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Newsby StaffApril 29, 2010

N.Y. MTA to lay off hundreds more

More than 550 bus workers will be laid off by New York City Transit on June 27, while an additional 122 subway workers, mostly car inspectors, will lose their jobs on July 4.

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