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Photo Galleriesby StaffAugust 6, 2015

[Photos] Rio de Janeiro: Building up transport infrastructure for Olympic Games

Tour Rio de Janeiro's various transport infrastructure projects underway and services already launched in anticipation of the 2016 Olympic Games. Projects include bus rapid transit, expressway, light rail tram and cable car.

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Newsby StaffAugust 6, 2015

U.S. DOT social media campaign aims to improve infrastructure

The campaign comes after transportation officials called out Congress for passing a three-month, short-term extension to crucial highway funding before cutting out for August recess.

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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 StaffJune 24, 2015

Area states, agencies set to pay more to maintain NEC

In December, the Northeast Corridor Infrastructure and Operations Advisory Commission voted, 17-1, to approve a new cost-sharing policy, designed to spread the burden for spending $425 million a year for the next three years for maintenance and upgrades on the corridor.

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Newsby StaffJune 5, 2015

Gov. Baker unveils $83 million MBTA winter resiliency plan

Calls for investments this summer and over the next five years in snow removal equipment, infrastructure upgrades and operations during harsh weather to improve service reliability.

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Newsby StaffMay 19, 2015

Secretary Foxx tours L.A. Metro, touts infrastructure

The stop was part of Foxx's tour of projects throughout the country to highlight the nation’s third annual Infrastructure Week, which brings together thousands of stakeholders across the country to highlight the importance of investing in America’s infrastructure, and to encourage Congress to act on a long-term transportation bill.

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Newsby StaffMay 12, 2015

'Infrastructure Week' to highlight need for long-term fed investment

In support of the third annual Infrastructure Week, U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx participated in kickoff events in Washington, D.C. yesterday and will then head out to meet with state and local leaders, business leaders, and academics in Tennessee, California and Iowa.

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Newsby StaffMay 12, 2015

Smart infrastructure investment linked to economic development, jobs

Evaluates broader economic impact totaling hundreds of millions of dollars in business sales and several thousand jobs through public transportation and energy efficiency building upgrades in two U.S. cities – Louisville and Salt Lake City.

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Newsby StaffApril 30, 2015

Report finds BART facing $9.6B hole

Key findings of the report found that nearly two-thirds of BART's railcar fleet will be at least 25 years old by fiscal year 2016-17, with the majority being 40 years old, and the agency faces cash-flow challenges for projects, with its total capital needs projected to cost more than $9.6 billion between fiscal years 2014-15 and 2023-24.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 12, 2015

Foxx bus tour to highlight need for infrastructure investment

The GROW AMERICA Express will visit communities that have created jobs and new opportunities by investing in transportation, as well as communities with transportation projects that are waiting on much needed funding.

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