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Top Railway Projects in the US

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Seattle, Washington: Sound Transit. This $54 billion light-rail project adds 62 miles of new light rail and 37 more stations to create a 116-mile regional transit system in Seattle. Scheduled to be operational by December 2022, the project involves constructing a new terminal that contains eight tracks and four platforms.

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Home Stretch

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The expanded Canal will permit super-sized Post-Panamax container vessels to travel directly to the East and Gulf Coasts of the U.S. The same journey takes 22 days sailing though the Panama Canal to East Coast ports, including road and rail transport. for the first time.

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Rory Woolsey's Construction Estimating Blog: Losing Your Shirt.

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Failing to Plan is Planning to Fail: Imagine a trip from Seattle to San Diego using a road map to Dallas, Texas. As you travel south the road signs point you in a direction that does not match the plan causing great consternation to the driver. Hasty plans make for troubling travel. Good planning matters!!

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FEATURE STORY: Racing To Be Ready – U.S. Ports Prepare for Post Panamax Era

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Major maritime shipping hubs including Los Angeles/Long Beach, Seattle/Tacoma and Oakland are ready to service the huge post-Panamax containers. The 50-foot deep container berth was completed in 2012, two years ahead of its original schedule. The first phase of the terminal is scheduled to open in the 2025-2028 timeframe.

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Advanced Manufacturing: Manufacturing Gets Smarter, Faster

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The state’s transportation network can move products easily and efficiently by air, rail, road and water to all points globally. All sites are within five miles of Interstate 80, and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe mainline travels east/west, which gives rail access to a bevy of manufacturers, agri-business and logistic companies alike.