{"id":33162,"date":"2025-11-10T09:49:05","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T17:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/clark-herzog-break-ground-on-705m-dc-rail-yard\/"},"modified":"2025-11-10T09:49:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T17:49:05","slug":"clark-herzog-break-ground-on-705m-dc-rail-yard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/clark-herzog-break-ground-on-705m-dc-rail-yard\/","title":{"rendered":"Clark, Herzog break ground on $705M DC rail yard"},"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:\/\/text-to-speech.divecdn.com\/newspost\/805032\/2025-11-10_12.38.02\/clark-herzog-break-ground-dc-rail-yard-ivy-city.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<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Project leaders picked up shovels in Northeast Washington, D.C, to kick off a critical infrastructure upgrade along the Northeast Corridor.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>A joint venture of Bethesda, Maryland-based Clark Construction and St. Joseph, Missouri-based Herzog Contracting broke ground Nov. 5 on the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/amtrak-yard-upgrades-nyc-dc-boston-construction-contracts\/758679\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>$705 million Ivy City Rail Yard modernization<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, part of Amtrak\u2019s <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/media.amtrak.com\/2025\/11\/amtrak-and-partners-break-ground-on-ivy-city-rail-yard-modernization-project-in-washington-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>rail yard improvement program<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>. The upgrades will support Amtrak\u2019s new Airo trainsets, expected to enter service in 2027, according to the release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The program impacts are already visible up and down the corridor.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Crews have started work on sites in Philadelphia and Boston, with New York City\u2019s Sunnyside Yard groundbreaking planned for 2026. Amtrak also expects to award a design services contract for its Albany-Rensselaer station in New York by the end of this year. On the West Coast, construction firm PCL has also started on Seattle\u2019s <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/pcl-wins-300m-amtrak-project-in-seattle\/729658\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>King Street Yard project<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>At Ivy City, the joint venture will build an 860-foot-long maintenance facility spanning more than 260,000 square feet of new and renovated space. Plans also call for five maintenance and inspection tracks equipped with pits, drop tables, sanding systems and fueling pads at each end, according to the release. Once complete, the facility will serve as a daily inspection and cleaning site for Amtrak\u2019s Northeast Regional trains.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cBreaking ground today brings us one step closer to introducing Amtrak\u2019s new state-of-the-art Airo trains on the Northeast Corridor in 2027,\u201d said Roger Harris, Amtrak president, in the release. \u201cThis investment will help transform the customer experience.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The work is being supported by $22 billion from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, said Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen in the release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cToday\u2019s groundbreaking marks an important step forward for the Amtrak workforce and passengers throughout the Northeast Corridor,\u201d Hollen said in the release. \u201cAlong with providing for more efficient railcar inspections and repairs, this new Ivy City facility will play a central role in bringing new state-of-the-art trains to the tracks \u2014 delivering faster, safer, and more comfortable rail service for Marylanders and many more along the East Coast.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Construction will proceed in phases through 2030 and should not cause any major disruptions to customers, 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\/clark-herzog-break-ground-dc-rail-yard-ivy-city\/805032\/\" 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. 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