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$43M contract covers the renovation and modification of the signaling for it to operate with a communication-based train control system.
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Rail proposal decried by governor and some legislators expected to be up and running by 2009.
Read More →The state will also owe interest and penalty charges to be determined by the Federal Transit Administration.
Read More →In addition to hiring a full-time social media specialist, the agency has been able to respond to many individual customers using social media and found it can discover problems in real time from their customers.
Read More →Using wireless, inductive power transfer pads embedded in the roadway, AVTA’s electric vehicles can seamlessly charge while on route, drastically reducing the need for large battery packs and cumbersome charging stations.
Read More →Agency has selected contractors to submit proposals for the $135 million Willamette River transit bridge.
Read More →The agency is investing $420 million in ARRA funding on several capital projects including the Mass Transit Tunnel, a new transit center, signal improvements, rail line interlocking and bus shelters.
Read More →From end-to-end, about four miles of cable was stolen by thieves who seemed to have ripped the wire from inside an elevated guideway that supports the tracks.
Read More →Rebuilding the commuter train line over the Ben Franklin Bridge will cost $102.8 million. However, other recent construction projects, including the Walt Whitman Bridge redecking, were less expensive than planned.
Read More →Installing a solar plant capable of generating 780 kilowatts of energy annually at its light rail operations and maintenance facility in Phoenix. The plant is estimated to save the agency approximately $100,000 on average per year.
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