Connecticut Department of Transportation - Wed May 06, 2026
CTDOT Announces Construction Under Way On Four Waterbury Branch Line Station Upgrades
Gov. Ned Lamont and CTDOT announced the start of construction on major upgrades to four stations on the Metro-North Waterbury Branch Line, located in Derby-Shelton, Ansonia, Beacon Falls and Seymour. Construction on all four stations is began in May 2026 and is anticipated to be completed by spring 2028....
Skanska - Wed May 06, 2026
Skanska Awarded $1.06B MBTA Bridge Replacement, Track, Signal Upgrades
Skanska announced it has been awarded a contract by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) to deliver the $1.06 billion North Station Draw One Bridge Replacement and Associated Track and Signal upgrades project across Cambridge, Boston and Somerville, Mass....
Lori Lovely – CEG Correspondent - Thu April 30, 2026
Portal North Bridge Nears Completion
Work on a replacement for the 100-year-old Portal Bridge over the Hackensack River in New Jersey is 80 percent complete, according to Chrissa Roessner, chief of construction management overseeing the Portal North Bridge project....
Austin Transit Partnership - Wed April 29, 2026
Austin Transit Partnership Picks Kiewit JV for Light Rail Facility
Austin Transit Partnership (ATP) announced on April 15, 2026, that it selected Kiewit Austin Partnership (KAP), a joint venture between Kiewit Building Group Inc. (Kiewit) and Austin Commercial, as the design-build contractor for the system's Operations and Maintenance Facility (OMF)....
Amtrak - Tue March 10, 2026
B&P Tunnel Program Construction Milestone: Utility Siphon Tunnel “Breakthrough”
The B&P Tunnel Replacement Program recently achieved a major milestone for construction of a new 345-ft.-long utility tunnel that runs under the Northeast Corridor (NEC) railroad tracks. In February, the company's contractor "broke through" the final section of rock pillar separating both sides of the tunnel, using controlled blasting....
Austin Transit Partnership - Mon March 02, 2026
Austin Transit Partnership Selects Light Rail Contractor
Austin Transit Partnership (ATP), the local government corporation charged with implementing Austin's first light rail system, selected Austin Rail Constructors (ARC) as the construction contractor for Austin Light Rail, marking another major step toward beginning construction in 2027....
Office of Gov. Josh Shapiro - Tue January 27, 2026
Pa. Invests Nearly $53M in Rail Infrastructure Projects
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced on Jan. 21, 2026, that it will invest nearly $53 million in 30 rail freight improvement projects that will enhance freight mobility while creating and sustaining an estimated 450 jobs across Pennsylvania....
Connecticut Department of Transportation - Mon January 19, 2026
CTDOT Plans for Replacement of Devon Rail Bridge in Stratford, Milford
The Connecticut Department of Transportation announced Jan. 15, 2026, that its Office of Engineering is developing plans for the replacement of the Devon Rail Bridge carrying Metro-North Railroad mainline over the Housatonic River between the town of Stratford and the city of Milford....
Larry Bernstein – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed December 10, 2025
Consortium Builds Transformative DART Silver Line
The population in the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) metropolitan area continues to grow. In 2025, more than 6.7 million people call the DFW area home, more than double the 1990 population of just over 3.2 million....
Fay, S&B USA Construction - Tue December 02, 2025
Fay, S&B USA Construction Awarded CSX Contract for Alexandria Fourth Track
Fay, S&B USA Construction (Fay), a Pittsburgh-based firm specializing in heavy civil infrastructure projects in the Mid-Atlantic region, has been awarded a contract by CSX for the Alexandria Fourth Track project....
