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Newsby StaffJune 7, 2012

S.F. MTA names director, capital programs and construction

Vince Harris will be responsible for the SFMTA’s $3 billion Capital Improvement Program, including new light rail extensions, facility upgrades and enhancements and system overhead wire and rail replacement projects, reporting directly to Director of Transportation Edward D. Reiskin.

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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 StaffMarch 21, 2012

Report: Honolulu rail to bolster construction

Predicts that the city’s planned rail system will bump up construction jobs, from 28,500 last year to close to 36,000 by 2015.

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Newsby StaffMarch 21, 2012

Audit shows misconduct in Chinese rail project

Evidence showed that deficient procurement and other practices led to higher costs, including one example where $134.3 million worth of materials was purchased from non-bidding suppliers.

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Newsby StaffMarch 14, 2012

Alstom lands Singapore contract

The construction of track is scheduled for completion in 2016.

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Newsby StaffMarch 12, 2012

Kent St., transit agency, local officials partner to save funds

PARTA officials said the cost-saving idea sprung from a weekly meeting between the downtown redevelopment partners where KSU and city officials related that they needed dirt to raise the university’s Esplanade walkway extension.

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Newsby StaffMarch 12, 2012

Developer proposes large-scale project near Stanford U.

The proposal represents a unique opportunity for the city, which received $2.25 million from Stanford University last year to beef up pedestrian connections between the city and campus, as well as to encourage use of public transportation.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 10, 2012

Sonoma's SMART to begin commuter work

Contract awarded to Alameda-based Stacy and Witbeck/Herzog, a joint venture that will work on track, bridges, station platforms and grade crossings.

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Newsby StaffNovember 1, 2011

Calif.-based Omnitrans launches project website

To help keep the public informed about real-time construction updates, Omnitrans also launched a new sbX Twitter handle.

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Newsby StaffOctober 25, 2011

N.Y.'s Metro-North to open storm-damaged line in November

When service begins again, Metro-North trains will return to the full pre-storm schedule of 26 daily trains and 14 trains each weekend day and the interim train-bus-train service will cease.

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