Mon December 18, 2017
Texas Bullet Train Moves Ahead with Federal Environmental Report
The Texas Bullet Train has made a big push forward as federal regulators for the first time outlined a preferred route between North Texas and Houston and identified passenger station locations. The Federal Railroad Administration's (FRA) analysis, completed after nearly four years of work, provides a path for the high-speed train's planning, design and pre-construction phases, and it ensures the safety and environmental wellbeing of counties and communities along the 240-mile route....
The Associated Press - Fri December 15, 2017
New York, New Jersey Reach Funding Pact for $13B Rail Tunnel
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New York and New Jersey announced Dec. 14 how they will pay for their share of an estimated $13 billion project to build a new rail tunnel under the Hudson River and other improvements, with New Jersey's outgoing governor outlining a plan that calls for progressively steeper fare hikes for train riders in his state during the next 20 years....
Mon December 11, 2017
Record Number of Highway, Bridge Improvements Highlighted in Maryland
The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) completed its annual Consolidated Transportation Plan (CTP) tour of the state's 23 counties and Baltimore City to discuss transportation priorities....
The Associated Press - Mon December 11, 2017
Subway Paleontology: LA Construction Unearths Fossil Trove
LOS ANGELES (AP) — As part of the crew digging a subway extension under the streets of Los Angeles, Ashley Leger always keeps her safety gear close by. When her phone buzzes, she quickly dons a neon vest, hard hat and goggles before climbing deep down into a massive construction site beneath a boulevard east of downtown....
Tue December 05, 2017
ADOT Opens Its Transportation Plan for Comment
After two years of research and analysis, the public now has the opportunity to comment on the Arizona Department of Transportation's draft long-range plan, outlining strategies for meeting the state's highway and bridge needs over the next 25 years....
Mon December 04, 2017
Modest Growth for 2018 Transportation Construction Market, ARTBA Forecast Finds
The U.S. transportation infrastructure market is anticipated to rebound slightly next year, following a 2.8 percent drop in 2017, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association's economic forecast released Nov....
Mon December 04, 2017
Senate Works Toward Tax Cuts But Makes No Provision to Boost Transportation Funding
The Senate took up tax-cutting legislation that makes no attempt to shore up long-term transportation funding, and which includes an "advance refunding" bond provision that would work against a debt-refinancing technique states and other government entities use to reduce their project costs....
Emily Buenzle - Fri December 01, 2017
Los Angeles to Speed Up Transit Construction Before Olympics
The Los Angeles Metro's Board of Directors has decided it will accelerate numerous transportation projects so they are complete by the 2028 Olympic Games. If left on their initial schedules, some of these projects would not be finished until 2041, Curbed reported....
Thu November 30, 2017
Hogan Administration Announces Plans for International Industry Forum for Traffic Relief Plan
The Hogan Administration recently announced plans for an international industry forum to be held by the Maryland Department of Transportation on Dec. 13 at the BWI Marriott about Maryland's transformational Traffic Relief Plan (TRP) unveiled mid-September....
Emily Buenzle - Thu November 30, 2017
Elon Musk Eyes Chicago for Loop Project
Elon Musk announced Nov. 28 that the Boring Company will bid for a contract to build and operate a high-speed Loop connecting downtown Chicago to O'Hare Airport, Fortune reported. Musk's announcement via Twitter came just as Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel requested proposals for an O'Hare Express....
