Amtrak - Mon September 09, 2024
Amtrak, Partners Break Ground On New Connecticut River Bridge
Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner joined U.S. Department of Transportation Deputy Secretary Polly Trottenberg, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont, Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy, Representative Joe Courtney, Connecticut Transportation Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto, and other state and local officials to celebrate the start of construction for Amtrak's new Connecticut River Bridge between Old Saybrook and Old Lyme, Conn....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Thu August 22, 2024
Cianbro-Middlesex Leads WALK Bridge TIME-2 Project in Norwalk
As construction work continues on the WALK bridge, the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) launched the TIME-2 project that involves the rebuild or renovation of four additional bridges on or near the Metro-North Railroad (MNR) New Haven Line (NHL) in East Norwalk....
Tutor Perini Corporation - Wed August 21, 2024
Tutor Perini Reveals New $1.6B HART Project in Hawaii
Tutor Perini Corporation, a civil, building and specialty construction company, announced recently that it has been awarded a contract valued at approximately $1.66 billion by the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) for the City Center Guideway and Stations Project in Honolulu, Hawaii....
Made in Alabama & Norfolk Southern - Wed August 07, 2024
Norfolk Southern to Invest $200M for Upgrades Along Alabama's 3B Rail Corridor
Norfolk Southern Corp. said Aug. 2 that it plans to make upwards of $200 million in rail improvements along its 3B Corridor connecting northern and central Alabama to the Port of Mobile. The Atlanta-based railway company said that the Alabama project involves constructing 21 mi....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue July 30, 2024
Chicago's Metra $332M Project Replaces 22 Bridges
Metra's 2024 construction budget includes $332.4 million allocated for a variety of projects ranging from major infrastructure improvements to smaller tasks across Metra's 11 lines. Topping the list for Chicago's commuter rail system is a plan to replace 11 120-year-old bridges on the Union Pacific (UP) North Line....
New Jersey Globe & Office of Gov. Phil Murphy - Wed July 17, 2024
Officials in N.J., N.Y Celebrate Deal to Fully Fund $16B Hudson Tunnel Project
Officials from New Jersey and New York convened in Manhattan July 8 to celebrate a major funding agreement that finalizes a long-awaited cross-Hudson rail project that will double capacity and boost the reliability of the plagued railway....
Skanska - Wed July 17, 2024
Skanska JV Awarded Contract by Amtrak for East River Tunnel Rehabilitation Project in New York
Skanska, a global construction and development firm, and joint venture partner, E-J Electric Installation Co., announced it has been awarded a contract by Amtrak to lead the East River Tunnel Rehabilitation Project in New York....
CEG - Wed July 10, 2024
Buttigieg Breaks Ground On New High-Speed Rail Line in Raleigh, Tours Other N.C. Projects
Construction has started on the first phase of a new high-speed rail line designed to link Raleigh, N.C., to Richmond, Va. The work got under way following a July 1 groundbreaking in the state capital attended by Pete Buttigieg, secretary of the U.S....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Tue June 18, 2024
BNSF Builds $100M Bridge Near Bismark, North Dakota
In North Dakota, crews are building a new rail bridge that will help move freight safely and efficiently over the Missouri River at Bismarck and Mandan. BNSF Railway is overseeing construction of the new single-track structure, which is being built adjacent to the current crossing....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu June 13, 2024
Prefab Process May Help Contractors Surmount Many Jobsite Challenges
The prefabrication concept is nothing new in the bridge sector. Temporary bridges have long provided a smart solution when routes are lost. But the prefab process is being incorporated into transportation construction in new areas....
