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Brightline train in Orlando. (Photo by David C. Lester)

March 01, 2023
Passenger

Transit Briefs: Brightline, CTA, Sound Transit, USDOT

Ahead of service to Orlando, train testing of up to 125 mph is beginning for Brightline, Florida’s private-sector passenger railroad. Also, Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) is livestreaming the morning rush service conditions on Blue Line O’Hare Branch; Sound Transit’s Link light rail extension from Tacoma to Seattle is delayed again; and the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) establishes a partnership with the city of Austin, Tex., to finance mobility and Infrastructure projects, including the $7.1 billion Project Connect.

August 23, 2022
Regulatory

USDOT: $4.8MM for RIAs

A total of $4.8 million will be awarded under the Regional Infrastructure Accelerators (RIA) program, the U.S. Department of Transportation reported.

Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District’s (NICTD) 8-mile single-track extension of South Shore Line commuter rail service will run from Hammond, Ind., (north) to Dyer, Ind. (south) and include four new stations. (Photograph Courtesy of NICTD)

June 17, 2022
Commuter/Regional

‘West Lake Corridor’ Commuter Rail Project Advancing

A $203.3 million Rehabilitation and Improvement (RRIF) Program loan will help finance and advance the 8-mile extension of South Shore Line commuter rail service in Indiana, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) reported on June 17.

A new design-build contractor team, Maryland Transit Solutions (comprising Dragados USA Inc. and OHL USA Inc.), was approved in January to work on the Purple Line Light Rail Transit Project in Maryland.

April 14, 2022
Light Rail

For Maryland Purple Line, $1.76B TIFIA Loan

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Build America Bureau has provided a TIFIA loan for up to $1.76 billion for Maryland’s long-delayed Purple Line Light Rail Transit Project.

January 11, 2022
Regulatory

‘Accelerators’ Grant Program Proposals Sought

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Build America Bureau is making available up to $5 million in grants for its Regional Infrastructure Accelerators (RIA) Demonstration Program.

The Train Hall expands Penn Station’s concourse space by 255,000 square feet or 50% to serve Amtrak and MTA Long Island Rail Road. (Architecture and Interiors - FXCollaborative)

November 30, 2021
Passenger

For Moynihan Train Hall Project, Refinanced TIFIA Loan

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Build America Bureau has refinanced and increased a direct TIFIA loan to Empire State Development for the Moynihan Train Hall project in New York City.

(Photo courtesy of the Port of Los Angeles)

October 29, 2021
Regulatory

California, USDOT Partner to Improve Supply Chain Infrastructure

The state of California and the U.S. Department of Transportation are teaming to modernize supply chain infrastructure and speed goods movement.

“We’re excited to give some of the most promising INFRA finalists a chance to receive a TIFIA loan instead, so we can help advance transformative infrastructure projects all across the country,” Deputy Transportation Secretary Polly Trottenberg said.

September 21, 2021
Regulatory

First ‘INFRA Extra’ Projects Unveiled

Nationwide, 44 projects that applied for but were not awarded 2021 INFRA competitive grant funding are now INFRA Extra designees, eligible for credit assistance of up to 49% of costs, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.

September 21, 2021
Regulatory

USDOT: $5MM for RIA Program Projects

A total of $5 million will be awarded under the new Regional Infrastructure Accelerators (RIA) program, the U.S. Department of Transportation reported.

Artist Rendering of the Lynwood Link Light Rail Extension’s Mountlake Terrace Station, which is due to open in 2024.

September 17, 2021
Passenger

Sound Transit: $3.84B in TIFIA Loans for Project Advancement

Sound Transit will receive up to $3.84 billion in Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loans to finance the Downtown Redmond Link Extension and refinance five additional projects, the U.S. Department of Transportation reported Sept. 17.