New Orleans Times Picayune - Tue December 26, 2023
New Orleans' Historic Harvey Tunnel Now Closed to Carry Out $53.7M in Upgrades
Louisiana's Harvey Tunnel opened nine governors ago, during Earl Long's administration, and for much of its 66-year history has been maintained and repaired on a piecemeal basis: Close one or both lanes in one direction to traffic, work for a week or so, then repeat on the other side....
The Baynet - Tue November 07, 2023
Six NE Corridor Rail Projects in Maryland to Be Built With Nearly $7B in Federal Funds
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore applauded the Nov. 6 announcement of nearly $7 billion in awards from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for building and upgrading six projects in the state designed to make Amtrak and the Maryland Area Rail Commuter (MARC) service safer, faster, more dependable and more convenient for passengers....
Amtrak - Mon September 11, 2023
Amtrak Awards Contracts for Frederick Douglass Tunnel Program
Amtrak has achieved a significant milestone in the Frederick Douglass Tunnel Program with the selection of the Clark Construction/Stacy and Witbeck Joint Venture as the first of three major construction contractors for this phase of construction to deliver the program....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed August 02, 2023
Cleveland's $3B Project Clean Lake Features Large-Scale Storage Tunnels
Designed to reduce pollution in Lake Erie by four billion gallons per year, Project Clean Lake is a 25-year plan being overseen by Cleveland's Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (NEORSD). When construction crews complete the $3 billion undertaking in 2036, 98 percent of flows entering the combined system will be fully treated at the agency's three wastewater treatment plants....
New York Times & CEG - Mon July 10, 2023
VIDEO: Long-Delayed Gateway Tunnel Under Hudson River to Get $6.9B in Grant Funding
The federal government is on track to give $6.88 billion, the largest amount ever awarded to a mass-transit project, for the construction of a second rail tunnel under the Hudson River from New Jersey to New York City....
CBS News & CEG - Thu February 02, 2023
VIDEO: New Day, New Tunnel: Biden Touts $292M Grant to Build N.J.-N.Y. Rail Connection
President Biden traveled to New York Jan. 31 to highlight a $292 million grant that will help build a critical new rail tunnel beneath the Hudson River between Manhattan and New Jersey, part of a broader effort to highlight his economic vision for American infrastructure....
Washington Post & The White House - Tue January 31, 2023
President Biden Visits Old Baltimore Rail Tunnel Needing Billions of Dollars in Upgrades
Maryland's Baltimore & Potomac (B&P) Tunnel is turning 150 in 2023 and is still serving passengers. However, trains crawl along at 30 mph through its curves under West Baltimore, creating delays up and down the busy Washington-to-New York route....
UDOT - Tue October 04, 2022
Pedestrian Tunnel Officially Opens in Utah
UDOT, in partnership with the city of St. George, opened a new pedestrian tunnel in the city. The new tunnel improves safety for the many pedestrians and bicyclists of St. George by providing an additional option to cross Bluff Street....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Mon August 15, 2022
J.W. White Contracting Leads Sumner Tunnel's Major Restoration Project
The restoration of the Boston Sumner Tunnel, which carries traffic under the Boston Harbor, from Logan International Airport and Route 1A in East Boston, began in February and is scheduled for completion in January 2024....
UDOT - Tue July 12, 2022
Sunroc Completes Bluff Street Tunnel Ahead of Schedule
One of St. George's busiest stretches of road is now reopened after construction crews completed a major milestone ahead of schedule. The new pedestrian tunnel running under Bluff Street just south of the Main Street intersection is now accessible to residents after considerable construction was completed....
