Skanska Creamer Sanzari NJSA JV selected to build 1.5 miles of new infrastructure enabling
new train tunnel under the Hudson River to connect to Northeast Corridor in New Jersey
The Gateway Development Commission (GDC) has awarded the contract for Hudson Tunnel Project Construction Package 3: The New Jersey Surface Alignment to Skanska Creamer Sanzari NJSA JV.
The joint venture will build 2.4km of new infrastructure from County Road in Secaucus to the tunnel portal at Tonnelle Avenue in North Bergen. This will enable installation of the future tracks that will connect the new tunnel under the Hudson River to the existing Northeast Corridor tracks in New Jersey. Tracks, signals, and other railroad systems will be installed as part of a future construction package.
The project includes the construction of 1,271m of retaining walls and installing lightweight concrete fill to create the embankment next to the existing Northeast Corridor; 960m of viaduct that will carry the new tracks over wetlands; bridges over Secaucus Road and existing Conrail and New York, Susquehanna and Western freight rail tracks; and relocating utilities, protecting water and sewer lines, and moving an auxiliary signal power substation.
GDC says the project’s proximity to active train tracks and wetlands adds to its complexity.
The contract price is US$711.7m (€610.9m).
Seven of the ten Hudson Tunnel Project construction packages are now in progress or completed. In April, the GDC awarded the Hudson River Tunnel construction contract to Traylor/Walsh/Skanska JV.
GDC CEO Tom Prendergast said the latest package award was further evidence of the momentum being built across the project.
“Seven of the construction packages that make up the Hudson Tunnel Project are now in progress or completed, and we are firing on all cylinders at our construction sites in New York and New Jersey,” he said.
He added that the NJ Surface Alignment Project was complex project because of the wide variety of work involved and location.
“It will require extensive co-ordination and careful planning. Skanska Creamer Sanzari NJSA JV’s team has a proven track record and the expertise needed to get the job done, and we look forward to working with them to deliver this critical section of the Hudson Tunnel Project,” he said.
The contract approved today includes seven Alternative Technical Concepts (ATCs) proposed by the contractor during the procurement process. GDC’s technical review of the ATCs concluded they would help reduce costs, minimise environmental impacts, and improve long-term maintenance of the infrastructure.
