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Update on the LAX People Mover Project The Los Angeles City Council has approved an additional $200 million in contingency funds to address legal claims from contractors. This brings the total project cost to $2.9 billion 🔹 Key Points: Project Team: The design-build team, known as LINXS, includes Fluor Corporation, Balfour Beatty US Infrastructure, Flatiron Construction West, Dragados USA, Inc., and HDR Engineering. Disputes: Ongoing negotiations address issues like the project timeline, technology access, and compensation. Project Scope: The 2.25-mile elevated electric train system features five stations, two intermodal transportation facilities, expanded parking, and regional transit connections to LAX terminals. Completion Date: Construction is nearly complete with an expected finish by October 2025. This is a pivotal part of LAX’s ground access transformation and represents the airport's first public-private partnership. Despite some delays, this project is set to significantly improve passenger transport and airport accessibility. #Construction #LAX #Infrastructure #ProjectManagement #AirportRenovation #PublicPrivatePartnership https://lnkd.in/epygCfMR

🚆During #RailSafetyWeek, let's unite for a safer future. Everyone is affected by public transportation, and rail safety is a shared responsibility. Whether you're a pedestrian, a passenger, a driver, or an engineer, we all play a vital role in keeping our railways safe. As a community and industry, we must continue working together to improve safety standards. Share your safety tips and knowledge, and join discussions on enhancing rail safety. #PublicTransportation #RailSafetyCommunity #SCADA

New control tower coming to Lawton airport in 2025 Lawton-Fort Sill Regional Airport is in the final stage of setting a project to build a new air traffic control tower. But construction won’t begin until 2025. Airport Director Barbara McNally said the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approached Lawton in Summer 2022 about replacing its control tower, a structure that dates to the 1960s and one that no longer is completely adequate to meet airport needs. “Visibility is the main point,” McNally said, explaining one of the problems with the 49-foot control tower is that officials working there cannot see the south end of the runway — or aircraft there — because of a slope in the runway. The new tower will resolve that problem, she said. Not only will the new tower be 80 feet tall, it will be placed farther south along the west edge of the runway. The new site is mid-field, rather than just south of the Bishop School property to the west, and is closer to the runway (the existing tower is closer to South Sheridan Road). McNally said the new tower will cost $23.53 million, a cost that will be covered completely by the FAA because there isn’t any local match requirement. The project makes Lawton one of 30 airports expected to receive new air traffic control towers by 2030, funded through Congress’ bipartisan infrastructure bill as a way to modernize control towers. The towers fall under a program that is creating a prototype that can be replicated all over the country, with adjustments to be made at each airport to ensure it fits into that environment and landscape, McNally said. Because Lawton’s air traffic control towers will be located in two different spots, McNally said the existing tower will continue to operate with any adjustments until the new tower is ready. She said while the project is slated to begin in early 2025, FAA officials haven’t said how long construction will take. In the meantime, Lawton officials are continuing to address another control tower need: radar. Lawton airport relies on Fort Sill for radar, but McNally said the FAA is talking to the Department of Defense to see if there is a way to bring radar capability from Fort Sill to the Lawton tower. Civilian air traffic controllers have said they sometimes have no idea of military traffic over Fort Sill unless they talk to those post officials, a situation that could be eased with a facility in the civilian control tower. It’s a situation created by having a military installation adjacent to a civilian town with an airport, Lawton officials said. “We’re working on it,” McNally said.

High-Speed Railway (HSR) Construction by Country (1965-2019) 🚝 #zorail #railway #demiryolu #highrailway #train

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Railroads play a significant role in shaping our transportation systems, connecting communities, and facilitating the movement of goods and people. It's important to remember that #safety should always be our top priority when it comes to railway operations.

Future of Toronto Transit: - Value Engineering (using less expensive options to increase mobility) - BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) & LRT (Light Rail Transit) - Spending required to maintain existing Subway Infrastructure

LAX has embarked on an ambitious expansion of its air cargo facilities to meet growing demand under its Cargo Modernization Program. This project is in its initial stages; timelines and specific budgets have not yet been determined. Once the pre-development phase is completed and a final decision to proceed is made, the specifics will be determined and released. The initiative includes the construction of new cargo terminals and the modernization of 27 existing facilities ranging in age from 20 to 80 years, which collectively comprise 2.6 million square feet. Skylark Consulting Group forecasts that air cargo throughput in the Los Angeles region will increase at a compound annual growth rate of 2.6%, from 3.6 million tons in 2022, to reach 7.7 million tons by 2045. Notably, the 2022 figures and estimate also include data from Ontario (Calif.) International Airport. To accommodate this growth, LAX will need to make a multi-billion-dollar investment. Complicating matters are LAX’s location, as fully developed neighborhoods, and the Pacific Ocean border it. In 2023, Los Angeles World Airports, the authority overseeing LAX, selected LAX Community Partners to lead the development of the Cargo Modernization Program. Ricondo & Associates, Inc. was chosen to lead the environmental, technical, and expert consulting aspects of the project. What are your thoughts on the expansion project?

Road Construction 🚧 in Germany🇩🇪This is the construction of an expressway (Autobahn) in Germany. #highway #highwaydesign #highwayengineering #highwayconstruction

What is the key to successful transport-led regeneration? Clients who understand and champion good design, says Director for Transport at John McAslan + Partners, Colin Bennie. Read the full story here: #UKrail #railways Christian W. Amy Hudson #rail #Transport railbusinessdaily.com