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Newsby StaffJune 4, 2014

Calif. agency to beef up light rail security

Sacramento Regional Transit is also considering future changes as it prepares for an increase of customers due to highway construction and the launch of a new professional soccer team.

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Newsby StaffJune 2, 2014

UC San Diego to start construction on largest transit center on campus

The center itself will have two new shelters each for Superloop and campus loop shuttles, and will also feature bus turnout areas to allow traffic flow while passengers are loading, larger waiting areas and several other open-space improvements, according to the report.

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Newsby StaffMay 28, 2014

NYC Transit makes subway station ADA accessible

The $16.95 million project, fully funded by the Federal Transit Administration, was awarded to Forte Construction Corp. in November 2011.

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Newsby StaffMay 21, 2014

L.A. receiving $2.1B for subway extension

Will receive $1.25 billion in construction grant funds from the FTA's Capital Investment Grant Program and up to $856 million from the U.S. DOT's TIFIA loan program.

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Newsby StaffMay 15, 2014

SEPTA breaks ground on $1.4M bus loop reconstruction

The transit system serves more than 5,000 riders daily from the 23rd and Venango Bus Loop. The project includes new bus boarding islands, passenger shelters, enhanced lighting and ADA-related improvements.

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Newsby StaffMay 14, 2014

World’s ‘oldest railway station’ threatened by construction

The U.K.'s Network Rail is planning to build a 3,600-foot viaduct, which would streamline service, above the Liverpool Road station, which dates from 1830. Construction of the project may cause harm to parts of this historic setting.

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Newsby StaffApril 30, 2014

Sound Transit, WSDOT partner for Amtrak service improvements

Sound Transit will manage construction activities that enable WSDOT to improve speed and reliability by moving Amtrak service through Pierce County to a more direct and less congested track that Sound Transit owns near I-5 rather than along the Puget Sound shoreline.

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Newsby StaffApril 24, 2014

Calif. intermodal center honored for construction tech, processes

The Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center (ARTIC), scheduled to be completed later this year, will accommodate several modes of transportation, including Metrolink commuter rail and Amtrak, bus, shuttle and taxi systems as well as future high-speed rail.

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Newsby StaffApril 2, 2014

Cincinnati streetcar hits construction milestone

The city has finished constructing one mile of streetcar track, despite a three-week project shutdown in December while the project was at risk of being canceled. Additionally, work was stalled at times in January and February, due to extreme winter temperatures.

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Newsby StaffMarch 20, 2014

Calif. transit begins BRT construction

Santa Clara VTA will begin construction on the Santa Clara-Alum Rock project on Friday. The line will be the first of three BRT projects planned for Santa Clara County.

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