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Newsby StaffMay 1, 2012

Transportation bill 'headed for homestretch'

The same hurdles – the Keystone XL oil pipeline and funding the bill – still exist without any new solutions being posited.

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Newsby StaffApril 25, 2012

MBTA unveils new rail station, commuter service

The Wickford Junction commuter rail station will be served by 10 north- and south-bound trains on weekdays and is expected to carry as many as 1,500 riders a day. The rail service to T.F. Green Airport extends the transit system’s existing service 20 miles to the state’s Southeastern communities.

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Newsby StaffApril 25, 2012

Hawaii begins rail construction

The $5.3 billion project is moving forward even though the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transit still needs to secure a full funding grant agreement from the federal government expected to be worth $1.55 billion.

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Newsby StaffApril 13, 2012

Ariz. breaks ground on $197M streetcar project

Will serve a population of more than 85,000 people who live and work within walking distance of 17 planned stops. The U.S. Department of Transportation has committed $78.7 million to the $196.6 million project thus far, including $63 million in TIGER funds awarded in 2010 and $15.7 million from other Transportation Department funding sources.

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Newsby StaffApril 13, 2012

BART begins work on Silicon Valley extension

The 10-mile extension will provide a new transportation choice for commuters to the high-tech corridor. The FTA last month approved $900 million in funds for the project.

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Newsby StaffApril 4, 2012

U.S. DOT releases $62M for road, bridge repair

The money will reimburse seven states for fixing or replacing highways, bridges and other roadway structures. Costs associated with detours, debris removal and other immediate measures necessary to restore traffic flow in affected areas are also eligible for reimbursement.

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Newsby StaffApril 3, 2012

FTA releases $13.1M for fuel cell bus program

The funds, shared by Calstart in Pasadena, Calif.; the Center for Transportation and the Environment in Atlanta; and the Northeast Advanced Vehicle Consortium in Boston, will go to 11 research and demonstration projects.

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Newsby StaffMarch 29, 2012

Missouri receives $22.6M for rail bridge

The new 1,200-foot bridge will eliminate one of the worst rail bottlenecks in the country by adding capacity and reducing delays for more than 600 daily passengers on Amtrak trains traveling between Kansas City, Mo. and St. Louis and moving more than 60 trains through the 283-mile line each day.

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Newsby StaffMarch 29, 2012

House approves 3-month extension of transportation bill

The measure must pass the Senate before March 31 to avoid the lapse of federal highway programs. Both chambers are scheduled to wrap up legislative business this week before taking a spring recess.

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Newsby StaffMarch 28, 2012

Las Vegas Desert Xpress seeks $4.9B fed loan

An alliance of businesses and politicians is backing the plan for a bullet train which will travel from Southern California to Las Vegas.

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