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Newsby StaffJanuary 23, 2013

Fla. transit officials consider new sales tax

If approved, the tax would pay for the construction of 24 miles of light rail and an expanded bus system for the Pinellas County Transit Authority.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 18, 2013

LaHood: Detroit's M-1 project can move forward

The funds support construction of a planned 3.3-mile streetcar line to help revitalize Detroit’s historic Woodward Avenue corridor.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 16, 2013

Valley Metro kicks off light rail construction

The 3.2 mile extension is another significant step in the development of a regional transportation network in the Valley. Expansion of light rail is also under way in Central Mesa and is expected to be complete in 2015.

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Articlesby Nicole SchlosserJanuary 8, 2013

Judge's decision to bolster Calif. high-speed rail project

The judgment means bidding and construction will move ahead as planned on the first phase of the 800-mile high-speed rail system set to connect the northern and southern parts of the state.

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Newsby StaffDecember 26, 2012

Calif. intersections to close for rail construction

The Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District will replace several railroad crossings during January and February.

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Newsby StaffDecember 18, 2012

Calif. agency opens art/transit project

The Construction Authority completed the first ever artist-designed transit bridge in California, on time and on budget; and celebrated this milestone with a ceremony honoring the men and women who designed and built the bridge.

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Newsby StaffDecember 18, 2012

Chinese subway project raises questions

A subway network under construction in Nanchang is in a sparsely populated area, and critics have called the project an extravagance.

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Newsby StaffDecember 17, 2012

Md. MTA submits environmental statement to FTA

A favorable decision by the FTA would permit MTA to begin final engineering on the Red Line and move forward with acquiring property needed for construction.

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Newsby StaffDecember 5, 2012

Council drums up support for Minneapolis light rail

The Minneapolis Building and Construction Trades Council called hundreds of community members about the Bottineau Transitway project and found that 57% of survey participants would support light rail.

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Newsby StaffNovember 27, 2012

Santa Cruz project breaks ground

Signals the final phase of the transit agency’s MetroBase consolidated operations, which is expected to create more than 300 much-needed construction jobs in the area over the next two years.

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