ARTBA - Mon February 04, 2019
Students Take Top Honors in Annual Video Contest on Transportation Infrastructure
High school students from Arizona and Nebraska, a graduate student from Texas Southern University in Houston and a post-graduate student at Regis University in Boston are the 2018 winners of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association's (ARTBA) 8th Annual "Student Transportation Video Contest." They will each receive a $500 cash prize....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Mon February 04, 2019
Purple Line Aims to Cure Traffic Headaches
In Maryland, crews are constructing a 16-mi. east-west light rail line that operates mostly on the surface with 21 stations, connecting New Carrollton in Prince George's County and Bethesda in Montgomery County....
MTA - Mon February 04, 2019
Bronx to Get Four New Metro-North Railroad Stations
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced that an agreement has been reached among the MTA, Empire State Development and Amtrak that will lead to four new Metro-North Railroad stations being built along an underutilized rail line in the east Bronx with access to Penn Station....
Wagman Heavy Civil Inc. - Thu January 31, 2019
Wagman Heavy Civil Lands Contract for RTC in Delaware
Wagman Heavy Civil Inc. announces they have been awarded the contract for the Claymont Regional Transportation Center (RTC) in New Castle County, Del. The Claymont RTC is the northernmost of the state's four train stations and links Delaware to the Philadelphia region....
Chuck Harvey – CEG Correspondent - Wed January 30, 2019
Trains Avoid Traffic With $985.1M Fresno Trench
California High Speed Rail's Fresno Trench & State Route 180 Passageway project will take trains under highways and streets to avoid car traffic. The result will be greater safety for drivers using SR 180 and other streets in Fresno....
Oklahoma Department of Transportation - Wed January 30, 2019
January Commission Wrap-Up: OTC OK's Rail Projects
Highlights of the Oklahoma Transportation Commission's Jan. 7 meeting include an update on the impact of the lack of a federal budget or continuing resolution on Oklahoma Department of Transportation projects, acceptance of two awards for concrete paving projects and approval of funding for improvements to four railroad crossings in Oklahoma City....
AASHTO Journal - Tue January 29, 2019
USDOT Awards DART $908M Rail Financing Loan
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Build America Bureau provided the Dallas Area Rapid Transit or DART system with a $908 million Railroad Rehabilitation & Improvement Financing or RRIF direct loan on Dec....
AASHTO Journal - Tue January 29, 2019
New Jersey Governor, NJDOT Push for New $2B Airport Monorail
Gov. Phil Murphy (D) and New Jersey Department of Transportation Commissioner Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti made a joint appearance on Jan. 22 to urge the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to invest in a new monorail system for the Newark Liberty International Airport; an investment news reports indicated could cost more than $2 billion....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Mon January 28, 2019
Virginia Sets Priorities for Infrastructure, Transit
Transportation projects have been moving forward in the commonwealth of Virginia since the General Assembly adopted landmark transportation legislation in 2013. Passed under former Gov. Bob McDonnell, the legislation was designed to govern the prioritizing of projects by the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB)....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Mon January 21, 2019
PennDOT District Tackles Largest Ever Contract
Described as a testament to the dedication and hard work needed to deliver transportation improvements, the $670-million Central Susquehanna Valley Transportation (CSVT) project will dramatically ease traffic woes and enhance overall travel along the congested Pennsylvania corridor....
