Day: February 6, 2018

ENR California » Los Angeles Union Station is considering plans to add a new southern entrance/exit for Metrolink and Amtrak trains and build a new expanded passenger concourse. The estimated $2 billion-plus project would also add a new loop track to improve operational flexibility for rail service.
Fox 10 » The selected team will not only build the bridge but also take over maintenance of the project and is expected to enter into a 55 year contract. ALDOT will tell the three teams on February 20 what it expects in their proposals. The proposals are due in the fall and the selected team is […]
Detroit Free Press » Third-grade reading proficiency in Flint, where Snyder allowed the water — and children — to be poisoned by lead, dropped from 41.8% in 2014 to 10.7% last year.
Governing » It isn’t the state of Florida or the municipalities along the route that are putting up most of the funds; it’s a private company that’s convinced it can make money by building and running the $3.1 billion project largely on its own. By 2020, the company, named All Aboard Florida, hopes to extend its “Brightline” […]
Bloomberg » The plan is designed to kick off the process for producing infrastructure legislation. It will outline Trump’s strategy to generate new investment, streamline the project review and permitting process to two years or less and provide funding for rural projects, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss policy that hasn’t been […]