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Newsby StaffMarch 22, 2011

Honolulu awards $946M in rail contracts

Ansaldo Honolulu, a joint venture of Ansaldo STS and Ansaldo Breda, will build the rail project's "core systems," while Kiewit Infrastructure West Co.'s contract is for design and construction of the second phase of the rail elevated guideway from Pearl City to Aloha Stadium.

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Newsby StaffMarch 21, 2011

D.C. Metro to attract more bike-to-rail commuters

In a move to curb parking space construction, the agency’s long-range planners have begun an initiative to quintuple the number of cyclists taking public transit.

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Newsby StaffMarch 3, 2011

House passes Fed transportation spending through 2011

Members of both parties said they would prefer a full reauthorization of transportation spending, but also said yet another extension is needed to ensure transportation construction can go forward over the summer.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 24, 2011

TriMet unveils paratransit operations building

The $10.6 million project was the agency's largest stimulus project, and included construction of a new Fuel and Wash facility.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 24, 2011

Alstom joint ventures to provide traction, signaling in China

Beijing Line 6, which represents the longest metro line in construction in Beijing, runs through the city, starting from Wuluju in the West to Tongzhou New Town in the East. The entry into commercial service of Beijing Line 6 Phase 1 is planned in 2012.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 15, 2011

AECOM joint venture wins Md. rail contract

Team will finalize planning and preliminary engineering activities; oversee final design and pre-construction work; and provide construction management/inspection, quality assurance/quality control and systems start-up services.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 15, 2011

Obama budget proposes $3.2 billion for transit infrastructure

Funding for 28 transit construction projects across the U.S. will increase mobility, reduce energy consumption and curb air pollution.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 9, 2011

'Build Week' comes to Cleveland rail station

FTA Administrator Rogoff toured the construction site for the new Puritas Rapid Transit station, a high-capacity rail station that will replace the original one built in 1966. Puritas is one of the busiest stations along Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority's Rapid Red Line.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 9, 2011

Calif. High-Speed Rail Authority inviting private investment

Issues a "request for expressions of interest" as a first step in the procurement process that will award contracts for the first $5.5 billion in construction and ultimately for the design and construction of the entire system, its trainsets, and its operations and maintenance.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 7, 2011

Clean Energy to equip SoCal transit with CNG

Received a $2.1 million contract to build a new CNG fueling station at the Montebello Bus Lines facility. ARRA funds will cover the entire cost of the station’s construction, and the first year’s preventive maintenance costs and 24-hour emergency response services.

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