{"id":35127,"date":"2026-04-22T04:19:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T11:19:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/kiewit-jv-picked-for-segment-of-7b-texas-light-rail\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T04:19:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T11:19:22","slug":"kiewit-jv-picked-for-segment-of-7b-texas-light-rail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/kiewit-jv-picked-for-segment-of-7b-texas-light-rail\/","title":{"rendered":"Kiewit JV picked for segment of $7B Texas light rail"},"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?313321260226\" alt=\"-\"><br \/>\n        Listen to the article<\/p>\n<p>            <span class=\"text-to-speech__button__audio-length\">2 min<\/span><\/p>\n<p>    <\/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\/818091\/2026-04-21_12.58.48\/kiewit-jv-texas-light-rail-facility.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\" data-source=\"snorkel-form\">\n<p><span><span><span><strong><span><span>Award: <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Austin light rail facility<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/><span><span><span><strong><span><span>Value: <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span>$6.8 billion to $7.1 billion total project cost<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/><span><span><span><strong><span><span>Location: <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Austin, Texas<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/><span><span><span><strong><span><span>Client: <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Austin Transit Partnership<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Austin, Texas, has picked the builders for a key milestone on a multibillion-dollar infrastructure project.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atptx.org\/austin-transit-partnership-selects-contractor-to-deliver-operations-and-maintenance-facility-for-austin-light-rail\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> Austin Transit Partnership<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> has selected a JV led by Kiewit Building Group, a subsidiary of Omaha, Nebraska-based builder Kiewit, and Dallas-based contractor Austin Commercial, for the system\u2019s forthcoming operations and maintenance facility, according to an April 15 announcement.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The ATP, a local government corporation managing the construction of Austin\u2019s first-of-its-kind light rail system, selected the JV following an approximately yearlong selection process, which it touted as quicker than comparable infrastructure projects. That compressed timeframe could be a boon given the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/contract-terms-megaprojects\/758790\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>risk that often comes with large megaprojects<\/span><\/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>Austin\u2019s light rail project is a massive undertaking with a price tag to match: A January 2025 ATP report lists the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atptx.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Finance_FAQ_January_2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>total capital cost for the program<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> between $6.8 billion and $7.1 billion. The estimate took into account the flow of <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.austintexas.gov\/financial-services\/2020-mobility-elections-proposition\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>revenue from Proposition A<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, a tax initiative dedicated to the system, and assumed federal grant support.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Once complete, the system will contain 15 stations along a nearly 10-mile alignment with all-electric trains, per the announcement, and is designed with future expansion in mind. The operations and maintenance facility will play a role as a storage, service and dispatch area for those light rail vehicles.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>For the operations facility, the project team will also feature approximately 10 subcontractors for the design phase, half of which are located in the Austin area. Following the board\u2019s approval, work began immediately on design, field investigation, utilities and permitting, per the announcement.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>On the broader project, the ATP <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/aecom-construction-team-austin-light-rail\/736512\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>selected the LINC Austin JV<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> \u2014 made of AECOM, Parsons, STV, Turner &amp; Townsend, Ardmore Roderick and CAS Consulting \u2014 as the Phase 1 delivery partner in December 2024.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>In February, the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/austin-texas-light-rail-construction\/813057\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>ATP awarded a contract worth $60 million<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> to Austin Rail Constructors, a JV of builders Stacy Witbeck and Sundt Construction, for preconstruction work on the light rail project.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/kiewit-jv-texas-light-rail-facility\/818091\/\" 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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