Capital Programs Strike Steady Pace TESTING OF the Crenshaw/LAX Light Rail project along Florence Avenue in Inglewood, Calif. Transit agencies with rail networks are continuing investments to maintain, modernize and expand their systems. By Mischa Wanek-Libman, executive editor C 20 | Mass Transit | MassTransitmag.com | MARCH 2022 apital 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 Hayward 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 Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authorityhttp://www.MassTransitmag.com