Accessibility
28 New Escalators for Main Thoroughfare in Ashgabat
City officials in Ashgabat, the capital and largest city of Turkmenistan, the Central Asian country bordered by the Caspian Sea and largely covered by the Karakum Desert, have approved a...
Minnesota City to Borrow Money for Repairs Including Elevators
The Winona, Minnesota, City Council recently agreed to set the sale of US$3.1 million equipment certificates — loans paid off with property taxes in the future — for November 7...
Upper West Side Tower with Fujitec Elevators Near Completion
Exterior work is wrapping up on the 18-story, 58-unit 378 West End Avenue on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, NYC, New York YIMBY reported in September. Designed by COOKFOX...
Skanska Lands US$113-Million NYC Subway Escalator Contract
Skanska USA Inc., headquartered in NYC, announced on October 6 it has won a US$113-million contract to replace 17 escalators serving six NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) subway stations. The...
Only One of Eight Elevators Function at Indian Public Hospital
Only one of eight elevators at South Goa District Hospital in Margao, the commercial capital of the Indian state of Goa, is operational, Heraldo reports. The source says the elevator...
West Virginia Commission Approves Elevator Repairs by Otis
The Harrison County Commission in West Virginia approved a payout of US$40,000 for elevator repair during a regular meeting at the end of September, The Exponent Telegraph reported. During the...
273 VT Units Coming to 82-Km Rail Corridor in India
Two-hundred seventy-three vertical-transportation (units) — 162 escalators and 111 lifts — are coming to the 82-km Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) high-speed rail corridor traveling through Delhi, Ghaziabad and Meerut...
2022 Ellies Award Winners and Runners-Up Announced
Congratulations to the 2022 Ellies Award winners and runners-up. Each was announced live on stage at the education pavilion during the NAEC Fall Convention & Exposition last week, where winners...
Indian Railways Has Made Nearly 500 Stations Accessible
As part of Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan (Accessible India Campaign), Indian Railways (IR) has made 497 stations handicapped-accessible by providing lifts and escalators, Orissa Diary reports. In line with policy, IR...
KONE Elevators for New Jerusalem Apartment Buildings
The 24 high-ceilinged apartments in ONE DUBNOV, a pair of buildings in Jerusalem that appear to approximately five to six stories tall, will be served by four KONE elevators, according...
