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Newsby StaffApril 29, 2016

Fla.'s JTA approves transportation center design contract

Pond/Michael Baker will design a multimodal hub, located in Downtown Jacksonville that will integrate key local, regional and intercity service in one location.

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Newsby StaffApril 6, 2016

Chicago's Metra launches 2016 construction program

A portion of the work is being performed by Metra’s in-house crews, who are dispatched to make repairs to stations and carry out other smaller jobs, as well as contracted construction firms for larger-scale projects.

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Newsby StaffMarch 30, 2016

Legislators upset with changes to Calif. high-speed rail construction

The reason for the change of plan is that the segment between Bakersfield and the Los Angeles basin is far more geologically complex, and will require a series of tunnels to be bored that will inevitably lead to delays and extra expense.

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ArticlesFebruary 29, 2016

No. 7 Subway Extension Brings Rail to N.Y.’s Hudson Yards

The $2.4 billion line lays the groundwork for a projected $20 billion in development for midtown Manhattan’s far west side. Its accompanying station links to 18 subway lines.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 25, 2016

Hyperloop begins construction process on passenger transport system

The on-site preparation includes a geotechnical investigation to determine the placement of pylons which support the tube. Soil samples will be taken by boring into the earth.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 20, 2016

Rhone named DART’s VP of Capital Design & Construction

Rhone’s responsibilities will include oversight of staff engaged in design, construction, and utility coordination of DART’s major capital projects.

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Newsby StaffDecember 8, 2015

N.Y. MTA reaches 2 milestones on East Side Access project

Workers have completed construction of a subterranean ventilation facility below East 55th Street in Manhattan, and $56.2 million in infrastructure improvements to Harold Interlocking, in Sunnyside, Queens, the busiest passenger train junction in the U.S. and the place where the tracks for the connection to Grand Central will meet with the LIRR.

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Newsby StaffAugust 6, 2015

Rio's public transport transformation may be biggest legacy of Olympics

The biggest changes in the city's public transportation will include three bus rapid transit (BRT) lines, destruction of the Perimetral highway and the introduction of a light rail tram system.

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Newsby StaffJuly 20, 2015

N.C. DOT awards Campbell U. pedestrian tunnel contract

The tunnel will make it safer and easier for pedestrians to navigate Campbell University and the area around campus, including the football stadium

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Newsby StaffJuly 6, 2015

U. of North Georgia adding parking

Also, a parking app is under development to help students identify which commuter lots on the Dahlonega Campus have open spaces.

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