摘要: |
Capital budgets - especially those at rail transit agencies - have weathered the pandemic relatively well. There have been high profile delays, as well as acceleration of certain work to take advantage of lower ridership. Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) leveraged reduced service hours brought on by the pandemic to push forward on a list of system improvement projects, including the replacement of track components between the South Hay ward and Union City BART stations and preliminary work to build a new railcar storage facility. Additionally, BART accelerated work on its downtown electrical cable replacement projects, as well as work on its third rail replacement program, rail profiling program and modernization of its El Cerrito del Norte Station. What 2022 will bring to agencies responsible for rail networks will be more critical maintenance work, investments in modernization of components and systems and new openings as long-planned projects are scheduled to enter service. What follows is a snapshot of what large agencies across the United States are planning for the year. |