Tutor Perini lands LACMTA, NYCT contracts
Tutor Perini has won contracts for high-profile transit projects in Los Angeles and New York City.
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
LA Metro launches low-cost ride-share pilot
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) and a private-sector partner have launched a yearlong pilot project to offer shared, on-demand rides serving three Metro rail stations. The ride-hailing service “has been designed for those who have been excluded from using existing services,” Metro said. “A goal of the partnership is to extend the benefits of on-demand services to a wider audience and to make it easier for riders to connect with a growing Metro system.”
LA Blue Line modernization under way
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) Blue Line will undergo a comprehensive $350 million modernization beginning Jan. 26, 2019. The line, which opened in 1990 and is Metro’s oldest rail transit line, has been undergoing safety and operational improvements since 2014.
FTA awards grants for urban rail projects
The Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced that it has allocated $281 million in Capital Investment Grants to five rail projects in Arizona, California, and Texas.
Tunneling on LACMTA Purple Line Extension Project begins
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) has launched tunneling work on its Purple Line subway extension.
HNTB adds Chandran as project director, VP
HNTB Corporation has brought on C. Yoga Chandran, PhD, PE, GE, as a project director and vice president in Southern California.
L.A. Metro, TSA partner on security
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) and the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) have joined forces to deploy “a new advanced portable passenger screening technology that will help detect weapon and explosive device security threats on the county’s transit system.”
Five options for LA Crenshaw Northern Extension
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) has released a staff report and Feasibility Study/Alternatives Analysis outlining five alternatives for the Crenshaw Northern Extension.
Light rail chosen for East San Fernando Valley corridor
Fourteen stations and a light-rail maintenance storage facility are part of the $1.3 billion transit project.
LACMTA awarded $1.8B in state grants
Los Angeles-area transit and rail freight transportation projects just got a generous public funding boost.