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2020. The Canarsie Tunnel, which carries
the L trains connecting Manhattan and
Brooklyn, was one of nine tunnels to
sustain significant damage following
Superstorm Sandy in 2012.
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Trent Reeves/MTA Construction & Development
BART

LEADERS AND stakeholders gathered in May to announce the extension's
opening date.

Phase 1 of the BART Silicon Valley
Extension to open June 13
Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) trains will begin service on Milpitas and
Berryessa/North San Jose Stations on June 13. The new service is part of
the first phase of the 10-mile BART Silicon Valley Extension, which will
be operated and maintained by BART and was constructed and is owned
by the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA). Construction
on the extension broke ground in 2012 and control was handed to BART
in July 2019. BART and Santa Clara VTA leaders signed the Project Safety
and Security Certificate on May 19, which was the final project requirement
prior to revenue service starting.
MassTransitmag.com/21139019

WELDING SECTIONS of track together.

Slight deviation in steering caused
sudden stop incident of AV shuttle
▶ The

sudden stop of an autonomous
vehicle in Ohio on Feb. 20 was caused
by a slight deviation in the steering of
the vehicle, according to Smart Columbus, which oversees the shuttle project. Smart Columbus explains sudden
stops in autonomous vehicles can be
caused by many factors and the entity is
working with its partners to reduce the
risk of these occurrences but noted the
incidents cannot be eliminated entirely.
EasyMile, which supplied the shuttle, has
been cleared to begin U.S. operations.
Additional safety enhancements that include seatbelts and passenger instruction
will be implemented on the shuttles.
MassTransitmag.com/21138801

City-County Council approves
ordinance language for
IndyGo's Purple Line
▶ Proposal

NJ Transit places first new
articulated bus into service
▶ The

first of 25 additional new articulated buses have been put into revenue
service by New Jersey Transit (NJ Transit),
which were paid for with $17 million in
federal funding. The new articulated
bus will increase the onboard capacity
by more than 65 percent, allowing for
greater social distancing and eventually
more customers along one of NJ Transit's
most heavily traveled bus lines. Bus Route
No. 126, which serves customers in the
heavily populated Hudson County, began
using the new articulated bus April 28. A
standard commuter bus can accommo-

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date 62 customers while the articulated
bus has a total capacity of 104.
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New York MTA wraps up
L Tunnel project
▶ A multi-year project to rehabilitate the
Metropolitan Transportation Authority's
(MTA) L Tunnel was completed three
months ahead of schedule and $100
million under budget. The tunnel rehabilitation is part of a larger L Project, which
consists of train capacity improvements
and station capacity and accessibility
improvements. Station capacity and accessibility work will continue through fall

Mass Transit | MassTransitmag.com | JUNE 2020

142, the ordinance language
enabling IndyGo to move forward with
the next steps for the Purple Line rapid
transit project and supporting infrastructure repairs to the 38th Street corridor,
has been approved by the Indianapolis
City-County Council. The overall project
budget for the Purple Line project is
estimated at $155 million. More than half
of the overall budget, about $95 million, is
projected to go to infrastructure improvements throughout the 15.2-mile Purple
Line route. These infrastructure projects
will be transformative for the corridor,
including new pavement, new or repaired
sidewalk, a new multi-use path for pedestrians and bicyclists and new traffic signals
and ADA compliant curb ramps.
MassTransitmag.com/21138008

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