Gateway awards $712 million Hudson Tunnel Project contract
(UI) — The Gateway Development Commission has awarded a $711.7 million contract for a major segment of the Hudson Tunnel Project that will connect the future tunnel beneath the Hudson River to existing Northeast Corridor rail infrastructure in New Jersey.
The contract was awarded to Skanska Creamer Sanzari NJSA JV for Construction Package 3, known as the New Jersey Surface Alignment. The project will build approximately 1.5 miles of infrastructure between Secaucus and North Bergen to support future rail tracks linking the new tunnel to the Northeast Corridor. Construction is expected to begin later this year.
The work includes construction of retaining walls, embankments, viaducts, bridges, drainage infrastructure and access roads. Crews will build more than 4,100 feet of retaining walls, approximately 3,150 feet of viaduct over Meadowlands wetlands, and bridges crossing Secaucus Road and active freight rail lines. Utility relocations and protection of existing water and sewer infrastructure are also included in the contract.
Gateway Development Commission CEO Tom Prendergast said the project represents another major milestone for the Hudson Tunnel construction program.
“The NJ Surface Alignment Project is a uniquely complex project because of the wide variety of work involved and location,” Prendergast said. “It will require extensive coordination and careful planning.”
According to the commission, seven of the 10 construction packages that make up the Hudson Tunnel Project are now completed or under construction. The New Jersey Surface Alignment segment will create the infrastructure needed to connect the future tunnel under the Hudson River to existing rail lines, improving capacity and reliability along one of the nation's busiest passenger rail corridors. The contract also incorporates seven contractor-proposed design innovations intended to reduce costs, limit environmental impacts and improve long-term maintenance of the infrastructure.
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