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Newsby StaffJune 16, 2025

VIA Breaks Ground on San Antonio's First Advanced Rapid Transit Line

Construction is set to begin in late July, starting with utility relocation and initial grade-level work.

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Newsby StaffJune 12, 2025

New Study Reveals Why Progressive Design-Build is Reshaping Infrastructure 

Early collaboration, shared risk, better outcomes — why Progressive Design-Build is fast becoming a go-to delivery method in infrastructure.

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Newsby StaffMay 29, 2025

Passenger Rail Set to Resume in Southern California After Emergency Bluff Reinforcement

Metrolink and Amtrak Pacific Surfliner will fully restore service on June 7 following completion of Phase 1 coastal stabilization work led by OCTA, protecting California’s only coastal rail link between Orange and San Diego counties.

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Newsby StaffMay 29, 2025

New York MTA Approves Resubmitting Historic Five-Year Capital Plan

The proposed plan will now be resubmitted to the MTA Capital Program Review Board in Albany, signaling a major step forward for what MTA officials are calling the agency's most rigorously developed capital program.

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Rail workers enter Line 1 tunnel.
Newsby StaffMay 29, 2025

Amtrak’s East River Tunnel Rehabilitation Project Officially Underway

The rail line begins critical tunnel repairs to restore storm-damaged infrastructure and ensure safe service, which requires one of the company's largest outages in recent history.

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Newsby StaffMay 23, 2025

Seattle's Sound Transit Contracts to Build BRT Bus Base

The 365,125 square foot facility will accommodate up to 120 double-decker and articulated buses for Stride and ST Express services, providing storage, charging, and maintenance, as well as administrative and operations support for Stride BRT service.

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Amtrak's Seattle rail yard under construction.
Newsby StaffMay 12, 2025

Amtrak Advances Long-Planned Improvements to Seattle Rail Yard

The upgraded King Street Yard will enable modern, more efficient maintenance practices, support the introduction of new, state-of-the-art Amtrak Airo trains set to enter service first on the Amtrak Cascades route in 2026, and maintain trains on the Long-Distance routes that operate out of this yard.

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NY MTA subway with open gangway.
Newsby StaffMay 9, 2025

New York Governor Signs Legislation to Fully Fund Transit Improvements

The plan will enable the MTA to make transformative investments, including breaking ground on the new Interborough Express (IBX), rehabilitating the Grand Central Artery, and improving the overall rider experience.

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Newsby StaffApril 22, 2025

Chicago Transit Provides Residents with RLE Construction Overview

The agency held three meetings in the Far South Side communities of Roseland, Washington Heights, and Riverdale with Walsh VINCI Transit Community Partners, which has been hired to design and build the Red Line Extension. 

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Newsby StaffApril 4, 2025

TTC Awards Contract for Rail Capacity Improvement

The BYCI project will significantly expand and rehabilitate the existing subway station to improve efficiency and capacity and reduce overcrowding during rush hours.

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