STV Celebrates World’s First Floating‑Bridge Light Rail with Sound Transit as Crosslake Connection Opens
STV Systems Expertise Enables Rail Operations on I-90 Bridge Connecting Seattle and the Eastside SEATTLE, WA – STV joined Sound Transit in celebrating the opening of the Crosslake Connection, delivering the world’s first light rail service to operate on a floating bridge and completing the final segment of the 2 Line across Lake Washington. STV served as systems construction management partner for the project. The seven‑mile Crosslake Connection travels along Interstate 90 with new stations at...
Monon Corridor Extends Chicago Train Service to Northwest Indiana Communities
HDR’s 10-Year Partnership with NICTD Supports a Transformative Rail Expansion Indiana’s largest transit infrastructure project officially opened for service March 31, increasing access to efficient train service between Chicago and several Northwest Indiana communities. The Monon Corridor Commuter Rail Extension adds 8 miles of track to the South Shore Line, connecting the existing Lakeshore Corridor to four new stations in Hammond, Munster and Dyer. The $945 million design-build project also in...
Transit Industry Leaders Publish Crucially Timed New Book to Help Navigate Bureaucracy and Drive Change
The book, by Joshua Schank with Emma Huang and Marla Westervelt Berg, offers pragmatic lessons for driving change inside public agencies, from people who've done it. Dr. Schank is a Partner at InfraStrategies LLC and Executive Director of the ACES Mobility Coalition. LOS ANGELES, California, March 31, 2026 – Transit agencies across the country are navigating shrinking budgets, pressure to attract new riders, and growing demands to bring on new technologies. A new book from three veterans...
STV Joins NJ TRANSIT, Amtrak and Partners to Celebrate the First Train Crossing Over the New Portal North Bridge
Busiest Passenger Rail Line in the U.S. One Step Closer to Doubling its Capacity NEWARK, NJ – STV joined NJ TRANSIT and Amtrak last week as the first ceremonial train crossed the new Portal North Bridge, marking a major Gateway Program milestone that improves reliability and resiliency along the Northeast Corridor. STV, serving as construction management joint‑venture partner with AECOM, supported the engineering and fieldwork that enabled this critical phase to advance safely and on schedule. R...
Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Announces More than $21 Million in Grants to Improve Road Safety on Tribal Lands
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced more than $21 million in grant awards that will fund 84 projects for 61 Tribes in 13 states that will reduce roadway fatalities and serious injuries on Native American and Alaska Native lands. The grants, provided under the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Tribal Transportation Program Safety Fund (TTPSF), will be used for a variety of projects, including those designed to reduce roadway departure,...
STV Selected to Lead Major I-81 Reconstruction in Luzerne County
PHILADELPHIA, PA – STV today announced it will design the reconstruction of Interstate 81 (I-81) from Dorrance to Nuangola in Luzerne County. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s (PennDOT) District 4-0 selected STV to modernize the 5.5-mile stretch on one of northeastern Pennsylvania’s most heavily traveled freight and commuter corridors, which carries more than 42,200 vehicles per day and serves as a critical north–south link to upstate New York, New England states and Canada. The pr...
Acrow Solution Provides a Detour Route During Bridge Replacement Project in Rural Cherokee County, Alabama
Temporary modular steel bridge enables safe and uninterrupted access for traffic north of Leesburg (Parsippany, New Jersey) – 5 March 2026– Acrow, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, is pleased to announce one of its modular steel bridges has been installed to carry detoured traffic during a bridge replacement project in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. The detour bridge was installed on State Route 273 (SR-273), just north of Leesburg, Alabama. SR-273 is a...
Trinity Metro to unveil next color-coded bus line at Visit Fort Worth’s 2026 Annual Meeting on March 6
FORT WORTH, Texas Trinity Metro will announce its next color-coded bus line tomorrow, Friday, March 6, 2026, during Visit Fort Worth’s 2026 Annual Meeting at the Fort Worth Convention Center Arena. Trinity Metro’s color-coded bus initiative is designed to simplify transit, create intuitive connections, and celebrate the distinct neighborhoods and destinations that make Fort Worth special. By pairing bold, memorable colors with high-visibility corridors, Trinity Metro is making it easier than eve...
Video: The I-95 Northbound Viaduct is Complete
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) describes the completion of an important project on its I-95 network.
HDR’s Jeff Svatora Discusses How Model-Centric Approaches Are Changing Bridge Projects
Experts Talk is an interview series with technical leaders from across our transportation program. Data-Driven Modeling and Design for Improved Efficiency and Decision-Making From accelerated alternatives generation to a tighter linkage between geometry and analysis, model‑centric workflows are changing how complex bridges are designed and delivered. Instead of treating 3D models, analysis files and plan sheets as separate artifacts, this approach turns one digital model into the living “source...
Video: Crashes Drop Measurably After Rural Road Safety Improvement Project on US 521 in Lancaster County
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