Crack in beam shuts down San Francisco’s new $2B terminal The Associated Press » San Francisco officials shut down the city’s celebrated new $2.2 billion transit terminal Tuesday after discovering a crack in a support beam under the center’s public roof garden. Coined the “Grand Central of the West,” the Salesforce Transit Center opened in August near the heart of downtown after nearly a decade of construction. It was expected to accommodate 100,000 passengers each weekday, and up to 45 million people a year. Michelle2018-09-27T09:29:18-08:00September 26th, 2018|California, Metro Rail / Transit, Rail|
Walsh/Shea 5 months behind on $2B Crenshaw-LAX rail Construction Dive » Richard Clarke, the chief program management officer for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, told the agency’s construction committee on Thursday that the $2 billion Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project, an 8.5-mile light-rail line that will serve the City of Los Angeles and other areas, is approximately five months behind schedule. Michelle2018-09-26T15:56:14-08:00September 24th, 2018|Bridges, California, Highways, Metro Rail / Transit, Rail|
Transit Advocates: Is the White House Purposefully Delaying Project Funds? Governing » Advocates say the Federal Transit Administration is sitting on nearly $1.8 billion that’s supposed to help build light rail lines, streetcars and subway improvements. Delaying these projects, they argue, could increase costs for local transit agencies. Michelle2018-09-24T11:46:56-08:00September 11th, 2018|Alternative Transit on Roads, Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Metro Rail / Transit, Nevada, New York, Texas, Trump & Infrastructure|
New transit center to open in San Francisco sans bullet train San Francisco Chronicle » When the center opens Sunday, that concourse will remain empty. It will likely stay that way for years. There is no firm timeline or funding source for the long-promised train service. While transportation officials seek to build momentum for this next phase, San Francisco City Hall is touting a new approach that could raise the cost to $6 billion from an already expensive $4 billion. Michelle2018-09-26T15:19:27-08:00August 9th, 2018|California, High-Speed Rail, Metro Rail / Transit, Railways|
L.A. Metro releases options to extend light rail Streetsblog LA » With the 8.5-mile, $2 billion Crenshaw/Los Angeles International Airport line more than 80% complete, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority has revealed five alternatives to extend the line farther north. The extension could be either a subway or elevated light-rail line, and the proposals range from $3 billion to $4.7 billion. Michelle2018-10-08T11:37:05-08:00July 23rd, 2018|California, Metro Rail / Transit, Rail|
FTA issues decision for $4.7B California BART extension Construction Dive » The Federal Transit Administration has issued a Record of Decision for the $4.7 billion, six-mile BART Silicon Valley Phase II extension into downtown San Jose and Santa Clara, allowing the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority to start engineering work for the project and to apply for a $1.5 billion New Starts FTA grant. Michelle2018-06-11T11:00:31-08:00June 11th, 2018|California, Federal Programs, Metro Rail / Transit, Public-Private Partnerships|
