Virginia Railway Crystal City Platform Extension $400,000 Planning Briefings to Arlington Winter 2018 February 2018 51.2% County commissions and Express Study - Includes planning and (FY2015-16) Engineering the Board conducted in engineering investigations to Studies summer 2017. Arlington evaluate the options for expansion County Board accepted the of the station that will alleviate VRE staff recommendation existing crowding, improve for the preferred station multimodal connections, and location in Sept 2017. The VRE Operations Board accommodate future service approved Option 2 for expansion and bi-directional further analysis and design service. The project includes on October 20. Proceeding development of a NEPA checklist. with concept design. Washington 8-Car Traction Upgrades $4,978,685 Construction Installation of the traction Projected January 2018 29.8% – power gear began June 11, Contract Metropolitan Begins the process of upgrading (FY2014) Contract Admin. 2017 at K06TB2 Greenwich March 2018 Area Transit traction power along the Orange Street. K06TB2 was Authority Line by incrementally improving cutover back on-line July the power system to increase 28, 2017 and punch list power supply capacity to support items completed by the future expanded use of eight September. The second location at K07TB2 was car trains. cutover back on-line on August 21, 2017 and punch list items will be completed in October. NVTA funded phases are 95% complete and punch list items expected to be completed by January 2018, with an overall Contract Period ending in March 2018.
Virginia Railway Express Crystal City Platform Extension Study - Includes planning and engineering investigations to evaluate the options for expansion of the station that will alleviate existing crowding, improve multimodal connections, and accommodate future service expansion and bi-directional service. The project includes development of a NEPA checklist. $400,000 (FY2015-16) Planning Engineering Studies Briefings to Arlington County commissions and the Board conducted in summer 2017. Arlington County Board accepted the VRE staff recommendation for the preferred station location in Sept 2017. The VRE Operations Board approved Option 2 for further analysis and design on October 20. Proceeding with concept design. Winter 2018 February 2018 51.2% Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority 8-Car Traction Upgrades – Begins the process of upgrading traction power along the Orange Line by incrementally improving the power system to increase power supply capacity to support the future expanded use of eight car trains. $4,978,685 (FY2014) Construction Contract Admin. Installation of the traction power gear began June 11, 2017 at K06TB2 Greenwich Street. K06TB2 was cutover back on-line July 28, 2017 and punch list items completed by September. The second location at K07TB2 was cutover back on-line on August 21, 2017 and punch list items will be completed in October. NVTA funded phases are 95% complete and punch list items expected to be completed by January 2018, with an overall Contract Period ending in March 2018. Projected Contract March 2018 January 2018 29.8%
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