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model enables GDC to bring in the right experts and resources for each aspect of this huge, multifaceted project while remaining a lean, efficient organisation.” “The model is working well,” he added. “The MPA
team has integrated seamlessly into our day-to-day operations, and the results speak for themselves.”
East River Also in New York, bench wall demolition was recently undertaken on the East River Tunnel (ERT) Rehabilitation project. Opened in 1910, the East River Tunnel consists of
four tubes connecting New York City to Long Island and New England, and is used by Amtrak, Long Island Rail Road, and New Jersey Transit trains. The tunnel has benches running along both sides,
providing critical emergency egress for passengers. In 2012, Superstorm Sandy inundated two tunnel
tubes with saltwater, nearly submerging the bench walls and as a consequence corrosion damage accelerated. Skanska-EJ ERT JV has been performing the
demolition works for tunnel owner Amtrak, which says lessons from the works will be carried forward to the Line 1 tunnel tube, in 2026. A year ago, a JV of STV and Naik Consulting Group
was awarded a construction management services contract for the East River Tunnel Rehabilitation project. The project involves reconstructing and upgrading
all tunnel systems along the rail corridor, including demolishing all existing tunnel systems down to the liner; rehabilitating the tunnel structure; replacing cable benches; installing new fire life safety systems; replacing signals and traction power; and, converting the tracks to a modern, direct fixation track system. The rehabilitation project for the entire East
River rail tunnel began in May 2025 and is due for completion in 2028.
Second Avenue The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) recently awarded the tunnelling contract for Phase 2 of the Second Avenue Subway project to Connect Plus Partners, a Halmar International and FCC Construction JV. The US$1.972 billion contract is the largest in MTA’s
history and the second of four construction contracts for the US$6.99 billion project, which will extend the Q train from 96 Street to 125 Street and deliver new transit access to East Harlem. The tunnel will extend from 116 Street to 125 Street
and sit between 35ft (10.6m) and 120ft (36.5m) below Second Avenue. The JV will also excavate the cavern for the future 125 Street station, and in a cost-containment measure that saves the MTA US$500 million, will outfit the tunnel along the route that was built in the 1970s to accommodate the future 116 Street station.
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Above and above top: Contract award for Second Ave project, in New York.
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