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New York’s Moynihan Train Hall opens

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The new Daniel Patrick Moynihan Train Hall has opened its doors to travelers from the Long Island Rail Road, the New York City Subway, Amtrak, and the entire northeast region. Moynihan Station connects to nine platforms and 17 tracks that primarily service the Long Island Railroad and Amtrak.

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Underground Railroad Visitor Center tells story of oppression, then freedom

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The $21 million, 15,000-sf Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center in Church Creek, Md., The building’s design expresses the importance of traveling northward to escape the circumstances of slavery through an integrated site, building, and exhibit design.

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The Travel & Tourism Game

Business Facilities

Travel Association, 2.9 percent of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2018 can be attributed to travel and tourism. Total domestic and international inbound traveler spending in the U.S. million directly in the travel industry and 6.8 Domestic travel spending directly supported 7.7 By the BF Staff.

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Best Highway/Bridge, Excellence in Safety, Award of Merit; I-10, Ina Road Traffic Interchange

ENR Construction

Before the renovations, Ina Road crossed at-grade railroad tracks and then crossed under I-10, which created traffic delays during peak travel periods, primarily due to the busy railway.

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Texas Central Wins Authority to Take Land for High-Speed Rail System

Construction and Infrastructure Law

On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court of Texas held that Texas Central Railroad & Infrastructure, Inc. Approximately 24,300 people travel daily between Dallas and Houston by air or personal vehicle. [4] 4] Thus, the demand for easy travel between the two major cities exists. Move over luxury bus lines and quick flights.

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Best Highway/Bridge - I-85 Design-Build Widening MM 98 to MM 106 (Phase 3)

ENR Construction

South Carolina’s section of Interstate 85, called the Boom Belt due to burgeoning economic activity throughout the corridor, is now even better equipped to handle its load of travelers and shipping thanks to this design-build project to add two lanes across eight miles of I-85 and reconstruct four interchanges and one railroad bridge.

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Best Project Highway/Bridge: SR-172 RR Crossing

ENR Construction

More than 15,000 vehicles travel S.R. 172 (5600 West) daily in Utah’s Salt Lake Valley, but an at-grade crossing with the Union Pacific Railroad was creating up to eight hour delays on this two-lane corridor.