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New York City’s MTA advances final construction contract for Second Ave Subway project

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By Liz Carey  |  September 16, 2026

New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is advancing its fourth and final construction contract for Phase 2 of the Second Avenue Subway, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul recently announced. The agency has issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ), after which it plans to issue a Request for Proposals to qualified contractors. Those RFPs will go out by the end of the year, officials said. The agency anticipates selecting a contractor in mid-2027. Contract Four is the largest c...

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USDOT awards $233M in transit modernization grants

By Liz Carey
September 14, 2026

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced it had awarded $233 million in funding for accessibility and mobility im...Read More »

New York announces milestones reached for Interborough Express Project

By Liz Carey
September 11, 2026

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) continues to move forward and reach mile...Read More »

North Carolina Railroad Company awards $1M in Build Ready Sites grants

By Liz Carey
September 10, 2026

The North Carolina Railroad Company (NCRR) awarded $1 million to Harnett County and Greensboro to prepare rail-served in...Read More »

DART awarded $70M federal rail replacement grant

By Melina Druga
September 9, 2026

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently awarded Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) a $70 million rail replacemen...Read More »

Iowa, Wisconsin announce early opening for Lansing bridge

By Liz Carey
September 8, 2026

The bridge connecting Iowa 9 and WIS 82 Mississippi River Crossing at Lansing is expected to open in November, instead o...Read More »

Legislation on locomotive regulation passed by House Energy and Commerce Committee

By Liz Carey
September 4, 2026

U.S. Reps. John Moolenaar (R-MI), Craig Goldman (R-TX), and Jay Obernolte's (R-CA) said their legislation on locomotive ...Read More »

Norfolk Southern completes expansion work on Alabama rail capacity

By Liz Carey
September 3, 2026

Norfolk Southern announced recently it has completed a package of new infrastructure investments across Alabama designed...Read More »

Kentucky celebrates construction start on Mountain Parkway expansion segment

By Liz Carey
September 2, 2026

The end of a highway project more than 50 years in the making is just beginning, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said Monday....Read More »

Colorado nears statewide electric fast-charging network

By Liz Carey
September 1, 2026

Colorado announced it is approaching having a fully built-out electric vehicle fast-charging network and is rapidly clos...Read More »

California announces $2.7B for transportation system resiliency

By Liz Carey
August 31, 2026

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced his state would invest more than $2.7 billion into the state’s transportation s...Read More »

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