A ground breaking ceremony was held in California on November 29 for the $US 700m five-year first phase of the 40-year $US 6bn North Coast Corridor (NCC) infrastructure improvement project.
PUBLIC transport across the United States was a major winner in the November 8 election as 33 of the 48 local and state-wide public transit measures up for a vote were approved; a passage rate of 69%, based on unofficial results.
SIEMENS announced on November 1 that it has received an order for 45 new S70 LRVs from San Diego Metropolitan Transit System, expanding their 35-year-long partnership.
SAN DIEGO Association of Governments (Sandag) has awarded Mid-Coast Contractors, a joint venture of Skanska, Stacy and Witbeck, and Herzog, a $US 921.8m contract to build the Mid-Coast light rail line.
THE San Diego Association of Governments (Sandag) has announced on September 14 that it secured a $US 1bn grant from the Federal Transit Administration for the 17.7km Mid-Coast LRT extension.
THE San Diego Association of Governments (Sandag) board of directors has voted unanimously to adopt the final version of San Diego Forward: The Regional Plan a sweeping regional blueprint which proposes investment of $US 204bn in transport infrastructure projects over the next 35 years.
