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Newsby Staff and News ReportsMay 23, 2023

L.A. Metro Sets Date For Regional Connector Launch

The ambitious, complex project, which began in 2013, is unique among rail projects in the U.S.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJuly 26, 2022

New York MTA Moving Forward with Capital Projects to Improve Transit Equity

In a presentation to the MTA Board’s Capital Program Committee, MTA Construction & Development President Jamie Torres-Springer put forward a proposed capital program amendment that allows the MTA to move projects along at a faster pace, offers support for megaproject expansions, and more.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJuly 22, 2022

U.S. DOT, Administration Propose Improvements to DBE Program

Spanning nearly 40 years and mandated by Congress, the DBE and ACDBE programs are intended to prevent discrimination, and remedy the continuing effects of past discrimination, against small businesses owned and controlled by disadvantaged individuals.

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NewsMarch 29, 2022

NJ TRANSIT Partners for Inaugural PMP-Certification Training Course

The first class of 10 NJ TRANSIT employees participated in classes at night and on select Saturdays for nine weeks to complete the classroom section of the program and are now eligible to apply for the Project Management Professional exam through the certification sponsor organization, the Project Management Institute.

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NewsMarch 28, 2022

SEPTA Approves Plan to Invest New Fed Infrastructure Funds

The approval comes after public hearings were held on the proposed amendment earlier this month.

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ArticlesFebruary 3, 2022

The Expertise Behind Constructing the San Diego Mid-Coast Trolley

WSP USA representatives discuss the behind-the-scenes of The Mid-Coast Trolley Project’s completion, the role of a consultant, and the overall benefits of the project itself.

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NewsAugust 9, 2021

Sound Transit Board Adopts Realignment Plan for Delivering Critical Expansions

The steep rise in real estate and construction costs in the region in combination with advancing environmental review and project designs have driven up cost estimates for future transit expansions, contributing to a $6.5 billion affordability gap for delivering projects on earlier schedules.

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NewsMay 28, 2021

L.A. Metro Board Approves Proposed North Hollywood to Pasadena BRT Project

The $267-million, 18-mile project aims to build a high-quality BRT line that will connect the San Fernando and San Gabriel valleys, traveling east-west between the North Hollywood Metro B (Red)/G (Orange) Line Station and Pasadena City College

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NewsOctober 7, 2020

Metra’s Proposed 2021 Budget Includes $386M in Capital Spending

Funding will go toward major investments in railcars, locomotives, bridges, and stations.

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NewsSeptember 23, 2020

FTA Rule to Streamline Project Management Oversight for Major Capital Projects

The rule redefines a “major capital project” as a new fixed guideway project — or an expansion, rehabilitation, or modernization of an existing fixed guideway system — with a total project cost of $300 million or more and with a federal investment of $100 million or more.

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