{"id":31999,"date":"2025-08-25T08:13:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T15:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/mta-awards-1-97b-subway-contract-in-nyc\/"},"modified":"2025-08-25T08:13:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T15:13:07","slug":"mta-awards-1-97b-subway-contract-in-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/mta-awards-1-97b-subway-contract-in-nyc\/","title":{"rendered":"MTA awards $1.97B subway contract in NYC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech\">\n    <button class=\"text-to-speech__button button\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-to-speech__button__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/static\/img\/play.svg?500116090725\" alt=\"-\"><br \/>\n        Listen to the article<br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-to-speech__button__audio-length\">2 min<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls\">\n        <audio controls=\"\" class=\"js-text-to-speech\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dmgi9movl\/video\/upload\/q_1\/v1755800249\/news\/text_to_speech\/mta-second-avenue-subway-contract-nyc-q-line_dmuazt.wav\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"><\/source><\/audio><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls__text\">\n            This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">feedback<\/a>.\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ed-secondary-content-box ed-secondary-content-box--expandable\">\n<p><strong>Award: <\/strong><span><span><span><span><span><span>Tunneling work<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/><strong>Value: <\/strong><span><span><span><span><span><span>$1.97 billion<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/><strong>Location: <\/strong><span><span><span><span><span><span>East Harlem, New York<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/><strong>Client: <\/strong><span><span><span><span><span><span>Metropolitan Transportation Authority<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Plans to bring subway service to East Harlem are getting back on track, according to an Aug. 18 news release from New York Gov. Kathy Hochul\u2019s office.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The Metropolitan Transportation Authority selected Connect Plus Partners, a joint venture of Nanuet, New York-based Halmar International and Madrid, Spain-based FCC Construction, to move forward with the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.governor.ny.gov\/news\/governor-hochul-announces-second-avenue-subway-phase-2-moving-forward-award-tunneling-contract\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>largest tunneling contract<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> in agency history, according to the release. The $1.97 billion award covers excavation of the new tunnel between 116th and 125th streets, as well as space for the future 125th Street Station.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Crews will also retrofit a tunnel segment built in the 1970s to house the future 116th Street Station. The move will save the MTA about $500 million, according to the release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Tunnel boring will occur 35 to 120 feet below Second Avenue, using 750-ton machines equipped with 22-foot diamond-studded drill heads. Connect Plus Partners expects to begin early preparation work later this year, followed by heavy civil construction in 2026 and tunnel boring in 2027.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The award is the second of four major contracts for <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/nyc-infrastructure-construction-boom\/744066\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Phase 2 of the Second Avenue Subway expansion<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, which will extend the Q line north. The expansion will serve an additional 110,000 daily riders and shorten East Harlem commutes by up to 20 minutes, according to the release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The JV team expects to complete the project in September 2032.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Phase 2 has a total budget of $6.99 billion, partially funded through New York\u2019s congestion relief zone tolling program. In January, the MTA awarded the first Phase 2 contract, a $186.6 million <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/mta-plans-build-budget-uncertainty\/744599\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>deal with an AECOM and HNTB<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> joint venture. Scope of work on that contract included relocation of utilities and oversight of early construction.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Two additional contracts remain in procurement and design, including station buildout at 106th Street and system fit-out work for three more stations, according to the release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/mta-second-avenue-subway-contract-nyc-q-line\/758322\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. 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