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Newsby StaffDecember 12, 2012

Jacobs Engineering wins BART contract

The contract has a maximum value of $20 million.

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Newsby StaffNovember 14, 2012

3,000 tons of steel arrives for Honolulu rail project

The shipment was the first of three for the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation’s new rail project. In the meantime, state archeologists are studying human remains that were found along the proposed route.

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Newsby StaffNovember 7, 2012

Md. moves forward on Baltimore rail project

The Maryland Transit Authority has asked he Baltimore Regional Transportation Board to approve $55.6 million in federal funds for the preliminary engineering of a $2.2 billion light rail project.

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Newsby StaffNovember 7, 2012

Proposal would move planned Calif. high-speed rail line

Officials proposed to move a station planned for Escondido closer to Valley Parkway and route the trains through the city closer to the highway. This is intended to reduce the number of houses and commercial properties that would have to be demolished for the project.

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Newsby StaffOctober 17, 2012

Honolulu rail project shutdown to cost $114M

Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation CEO told the City Council that the agency bases the figure on contractor delay claims, change orders and new expenses tied to the court-ordered construction shutdown of the rail project.

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Newsby StaffOctober 16, 2012

Fla.'s HART seeks public input on rapid transit project

Transit officials are seeking opinions on the MetroRapid East-West project while they pursue funding for the final design and construction phases. The system will be the first rapid transit system in the Hillsborough County area.

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Newsby StaffOctober 15, 2012

FTA grants San Francisco $942M for light rail

The first phase of the T-Third Street light rail line went into service in 2007. Once the extension opens, the projected ridership along the entire 6.8-mile T-Third line is estimated to be 43,700 daily boardings per weekday, the highest ridership in the system.

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Newsby StaffOctober 12, 2012

Calif.’s SunLine begins $10.7M transit hub project

Work on the 25,000 square foot new administration building and transit hub is expected to bring much-needed jobs to the Coachella Valley. The building is expected to be completed in late 2013 or early 2014.

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Newsby StaffOctober 11, 2012

OC Transpo project presents opportunities, challenges

The service's rail project — which is expected to take five years to complete — will cause many traffic problems, which could be an opportunity to attract people to transit. However, keeping buses running on time during the project could be difficult.

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Newsby StaffOctober 11, 2012

N.Y.'s Centro opens $18.8M transit hub

Centro's new facility includes a 55,000 square foot canopy, 22 sawtooth bus bays and heated sidewalks to help melt the 110 inches of snow that fall during an average winter. The project replaces the "Common Center," which required customers navigate an array of buses that lined up in all four directions of an intersection.

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