The MTA is ready to award a $186.6 million contract to a three way partnership of administration agency AECOM and HNTB New York Engineering and Structure to supply mission administration and consulting on the subsequent section of the Second Ave. subway.
The contract, which is anticipated to obtain closing approval by the MTA’s board Wednesday, is for overseeing work on the subsequent three contracts of the mission, which is able to prolong the Second Ave. line from its present terminal at E. 96th St. up by way of deserted Seventies-era tunnels to E. 116th St., after which westward by way of a brand new tunnel to E one hundred and twenty fifth St. and Lexington Ave.
The contract for the primary portion of that work — the tunneling — is anticipated to be awarded later this 12 months. One other contract for aboveground building related to the extension between E. 96th and E. 116th Sts. is anticipated to be awarded in 2026.
The ultimate contract — for station entrances and fittings, in addition to tracks and energy — will likely be awarded contingent on the progress of the opposite two.
The anticipated award to AECOM-HNTB is to supervise the three contracts and maintain them on schedule. The contract supplies for the MTA to evaluate as much as $4 million in incentive funds or fines ought to the three way partnership handle to get forward of — or fall behind — schedule.
Initially Printed: March 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM EDT
