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The first contract, worth approximately $5.5 million, covers the provision of both new and upgraded signalling around the area of West Ham station, London. The second contract, worth more than $35 million, is for the detailed design, construction, testing and commissioning of signalling equipment on the West Coast Main Line.
Read More →The project includes installation of new laminated glass windscreens at each shelter; repaving work, the construction of a public restroom and the installation of heating units and two-sided electronic message boards at multiple bus platforms.
Read More →Recipients include California ($901 million) for the construction of new lines in the Central Valley; Florida ($800 million) for the Tampa to Orlando corridor; and Iowa ($230 million) to create a new intercity passenger rail service between Iowa City and Chicago.
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This transition follows two-and-a-half years of construction and station closures. Special use platforms or "high blocks," which have served persons with disabilities and mobility challenges since the rail system opened in 1996, also will be removed from service, as these passengers begin utilizing the low-floor center doors in each train's center section.
Read More →LEED Gold-certified facility features photovoltaic solar panels that will generate nearly 50 percent of its electricity. RTC received $5.5 million in stimulus funding for its construction.
Read More →Forty-two capital construction projects and 33 planning projects in 40 states were awarded funding. Nearly 1,000 construction grant applications for more than $19 billion were submitted from all 50 states, U.S. territories and the District of Columbia.
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Construction on all the crossings is anticipated to be completed by the end of 2011.
Read More →Although the Amberg GRP system is modular and can address a wide variety of track measurement applications such as clearance, tamping, track geometry surveying and as-built documentation, the GRP 1000 configuration, which is being utilized in China, caters to the special requirements of slab track construction.
Read More →Martin Elton will be responsible for the management and delivery of rail infrastructure projects from early feasibility stages through design and construction, business development and bid preparations.
Read More →Features 587 parking spaces, an elevator, vending machines, a waiting area and restrooms in the pavilion as well as 10 lockers for bicycles. Additional improvements were made during construction to areas adjacent to the facility for added pedestrian safety.
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