Michigan will seek up to $25 million from a $2.3 billion federal fund to help cover costs for repair work on four rail bridges located between Ann Arbor and Kalamazoo that serve Amtrak passenger trains, according to a Detroit News report.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced Feb. 2 that construction on two elevators to make Queensboro Plaza a fully accessible station will begin this weekend.
NEW YORK – This week, President Biden and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced that the Biden-Harris Administration has awarded nearly $1.2 billion from the new National Infrastructure Project Assistance (Mega) discretionary grant program for nine projects across the country.
President Joe Biden traveled to Baltimore, Maryland, on Jan. 30 to kick off the Baltimore and Potomac Tunnel replacement project funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act.
Officials from San Bernardino County, the City of Barstow, and the California Department of Transportation held a groundbreaking ceremony Jan. 26 for an $80 million bridge replacement project: a new First Avenue Bridge.
Caltrain on Jan. 31 will host a virtual community meeting on the $63.3 million Guadalupe River Bridge Replacement Project in San Jose, Calif., which will replace the northbound wooden trestle bridge built in 1935 and extend the southbound concrete bridge built in 1990.
Last year, Norfolk Southern’s Engineering team completed a variety of enhancement projects aimed at increasing service reliability, productivity, and volume growth while connecting customers to the U.S. and global economies.
The California storms that that knocked out a section of train bridge in early January over the Sespe Creek may cost $1.5 million to replace, according to a local news report.
The Gateway Development Commission says at least 80 companies plan to attend an informational meeting related to its Request for Qualifications about the planned $16.1-billion Hudson River tunnel project, according to a report by ENR.
The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) in January wrapped up its first Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program grant project, which included upgrades along 138 miles of the 219-mile Heart of Georgia (HOG) Railroad.
Beginning in January 2023, Metrolinx will have crews working to widen the Woodbine Bridge in Toronto’s east end. The bridge will eventually be able to accommodate a fourth track by adding a span on the north side.
The Michigan Department of Transportation has announced that it will resume work to replace two century-old railroad bridges in Jackson as of March.
As the year draws to a close, Metrolinx officials looked back on major milestones the agency achieved in 2022 on the new Hazel McCallion Line.
Sen. Chuck Schumer said Dec. 29 that a $292 million federal grant will enable construction to start in the upcoming months on the Manhattan side of the new Hudson River rail tunnels connecting Penn Station to New Jersey.
As New York state officials plan for forward movement on the project to replace the Livingston Avenue Railroad Bridge, the plan received a “Finding of No Significant Impact” from Federal Railroad Administration, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Dec. 21.
BNSF replaces bridge deck 120 ft. above the ground without a hitch.
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) announced Dec. 14 that construction has wrapped up on the agency’s new Gloucester Drawbridge that will carry the Rockport Commuter Rail Line over the Annisquam River.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced a 24/7 service outage as of Dec. 8 on two lines along the 53 St. tunnel to perform maintenance and signal upgrades over the course of five consecutive days.
BNSF Railway’s plans to build a new bridge over the Missouri River, linking Bismarck and Mandan, made headway Dec. 12 as state regulators issued a water quality certification crucial to move forward
Twelve short lines will share approximately $12 million in infrastructure-improvement grant funding from the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT).