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A joint company of Skanska and Broomfield, based $ Billion contract to build The Long Bridge North project in Washington, DC
The railway link approximately 1 kilometer, built for the Virginia Passengers Railway Authority, will extend from the Potomac East Park to the DC Benante of Le’nfant. The bridge is the first part of an important two -phase initiative to expand the freight and passenger rail service in the hallway.
The Long Bridge North Project is part of the wider bridge project of 1.8 miles that will replace the two -track DC system in Arlington, Virginia, with a series of modern railway bridges and railway aisles on four linked tracks. The intention is to relieve traffic and congestion.
It The wider effort will also include According to the project page, a new pedestrian bicycle or bridge that will cover the Potomac river and connect the Long Bridge Park directly to the Potomac Parks Eastern and West.
Reformed Eastern tracks, which currently serve goods and passengers traffic, will mainly serve CSX Freight Rail, while newly built western tracks will be mainly adapted to the passenger services provided by Amtrak and Virginia Railway Express.
Annually, 2 million Amtrak passengers and 3 million Vre travelers cross the current long bridge, which operates with 98% capacity during rush hours, according to the project page.
Everything you explain, 1.8 miles of railway over seven new bridges, will represent the global project of $ 2.3 billion, which has been in the works since 2011, according to the project page. The construction will begin this month with the end of the fourth quarter of 2030, according to the launch of Flatirondragados.
“Skanska is proud to lead the construction team and work for the Long Bridge North project, which will greatly improve the freight and passengers rail service in the capital region,” said Michael Viggiano, executive vice president of Skanska USA Civil, in a statement. “With financing in place and planning and approval now, this highly complex and critical infrastructure project is ready for the shovel.”
General’s Skanska Fifty The contract is $ 658 millionaccording to a launch of the company. Flatirondragados did not specify his part of the contract.
