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Work has begun $ 1.6 billion from New York City East River Tunnel project To repair the damage of the Sandy hurricane and update the centenary structure in time at the next 100 years of service, Amtrak said on May 27.
The East River Tunnel is a critical link to the north corridor -East, the busiest passenger railway line in the country. The review is part of Amtrak’s wider effort To address the vulnerabilities of long -term infrastructure aggravated by an extreme climate.
The tunnel consists of four tubes, which were opened in 1910, two of which require Significant repairs and comprehensive reconstructionfor Amtrak. The Sandy hurricane flooded the tunnels aged with salt water in 2012, which damaged electrical, signal and electrical structural systems.
A joint company of Skanska and EJ Electric Installation Co., based in Stockholm and New York, is the construction contractor. The team will demolish all existing tunnel systems to the concrete coating, and then restore two tubes, according to Amtrak.
The construction manager is a JV formed by STV and Edison, based in New York, in New Jersey, based in Naik Consulting Group, PC, who will help Amtrak with the management of the construction contractor, document control, calendar and budget and support for community dissemination. Amtrak played Jacobs based on design for design.
The work is mainly funded by a subsidy for investment and Jobs of $ 1.26 billion of $ 1.26 billion granted by the Federal Railway by 2023, according to Amrak. Project members – MTA, NJ Transit and Amtrak – will make the bill for the remaining part. The project has a project working agreement with the construction unions of North America that cover Amtrak’s main civil engineering work.
The work will take place in a tunnel tube at a time under a complete closure to get the maximum efficiency, starting with Line 2, by Amtrak. The remaining three tunnels will continue to carry Amtrak, the trains of Long Island Rail Road and NJ Transit. However, New York officials recently demanded it Amtrak repair the tunnels without a full dull As they care about impacts on rail traffic inside and outside Penn’s station, CBS News reported.
The scope of the project also includes:
- Repair and patch of the concrete tunnel covering.
- Reconstruction of the walls of the bank in a modern and low configuration.
- Conversion of the light track to a modern direct fixation system with integrated drainage.
- New fire and smoke detection systems.
- Replacement and modernization of the signal, traction power, drainage systems and drainage.
According to Amtrak, preliminary construction activities began last year in Sunnyside Yard, a railway courtyard in Queens. The global project is expected to be completed by 2027.
