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The plans to bring the metro service to East Harlem will return to the court, according to a news statement of August 18 of the office of New York Governor Kathy Hochul.
The Metropolitan Transport Authority selected Connect Plus Partners, a joint Nanuet company in New York, Halmar International and Madrid, FCC Construction, based in Spain, to advance with the Larger tunnel contract In the history of agencies, according to the statement. Award of $ 1.97 billion covers the excavation of the new tunnel between 116 and 125 streets, as well as the space for the future station 125th Street.
The crews will also read a tunnel segment built in the 1970’s to house the future station on 116 Street. The movement will save the MTA about $ 500 million, according to the statement.
The tunnel boredom will occur from 35 to 120 feet below the second avenue, using 750 tonne machines equipped with drilling heads with 22 -foot diamonds. Connect Plus Partners hopes to begin early preparation work by the end of this year, followed by strong civil construction by 2026 and the tunnel bored by 2027.
The award is the second of four major contracts for Phase 2 of the second avenue metro expansionthat will extend the line Q to the north. The expansion will serve 110,000 additional daily riders and will reduce Harlem East journeys to 20 minutes, according to the statement.
The JV team hopes to complete the project in September 2032.
Phase 2 has a total budget of $ 6.99 billion, partially funded through the toll program of the New York Congestion Relief Area. In January, the MTA granted the contract for first phase 2, $ 186.6 million deal with an AECOM and HNTB Joint company. The scope of the work on this contract included the relocation of utility and the supervision of early construction.
Two additional contracts are maintained in design and design, including the construction of the stations on 106 Street and the work in the form of the system for three more stations, according to the statement.
