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....
Skanska - Mon May 20, 2024
Skanska Awarded $24M Contract for Supplemental Track Improvements to MBTA's Red Line
Skanska, a global construction and development firm, announced that it has been awarded a $24 million contract by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) to provide supplemental track improvements to the MBTA Red Line during six 24/7 track outages scheduled in 2024....
Florida Today - Thu May 02, 2024
Space Coast Leaders, Residents Excited About Planned Brightline Rail Station in Cocoa
At present, there is no set timetable or fixed cost for Brightline's planned train station in Cocoa, Fla., despite a similar construction project expected to begin in 2026 farther down the Atlantic Coast in the Martin County city of Stuart....
Brightline West - Wed May 01, 2024
Brightline Breaks Ground On $3B Vegas-to-California Rail
Brightline West officially broke ground on the high-speed rail system which will connect Las Vegas to Southern California. The 218-mi. system will be constructed in the middle of the I-15 and is based on Brightline's vision to connect city pairs that are too short to fly and too far to drive....
Wilmington StarNews - Wed May 01, 2024
New N.C. Rail Study Proposes Passenger Train Line Between Wilmington, Raleigh
After more than 56 years without passenger rail service in the coastal city of Wilmington, N.C., a newly commissioned passenger rail study has proposed routes for the Wilmington to Raleigh train service that recommends travel through Goldsboro rather than Fayetteville....
