The mission of the Equity in Infrastructure Pledge is to build generational wealth and reduce the racial wealth gap by improving public infrastructure contracting practices to create more prime, joint venture and equity contracting opportunities for HUBs.
The modern, more resilient, moveable bridge now being constructed by Amtrak will feature a trunnion bascule span design with modern track, signal, catenary, power, communication, and other supporting rail infrastructure.
The work completed is among several light-rail infrastructure investments PRT has planned over the next few years totaling more than $150 million.
Amtrak is investing $260 million for track infrastructure improvements during the summer months, along with other ongoing work.
Grant funding will assist with operating costs for eligible projects that will establish service on new routes, restore service on routes that formerly had intercity passenger operations, and enhance service on existing routes.
The Hudson Tunnel Project encompasses a range of components, including a new double-track tunnel between the Bergen Palisades in New Jersey and Manhattan in New York City, rehabilitating the North River Tunnel damaged by Superstorm Sandy in 2012, and creating a concrete casing at Hudson Yards to allow the new tunnel to connect to New York-Penn Station.
The milestone comes on the heels of recent permit approvals from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
According to a joint press release, the process will be a holistic effort focused on both Amtrak infrastructure and NJ TRANSIT equipment, including the pantograph system that connects to the catenary and draws power for the train.
The announcement brings the total amount of RAISE grants to more than $7.2 billion for over 550 projects across the country.
The agreement marks the first transit agency in the U.S. to fully deploy weapons detection analytics, with RTC adding ZeroEyes to its state-of-the-art network to protect residents and visitors against gun-related violence.
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