OHL in the subway in New York under a contract of 132.7 million euros

Contracting, has been awarded in New York the first two contracts since last November when it became the strategic partner of the New York contractor with 50.1% of its capital. The budget (excluding VAT) for both contracts amounts to 158 million euros (209.3 million dollars).

The most important contract, for 132.7 million euros (176.5 million dollars), was awarded by the agency MTA (Metropolitan Transportation Authority) Capital Construction and for OHL it is their entry into the New York subway, although Judlau had already carried out projects for the public transport network before joining the Group.

The current project involves the rehabilitation and expansion of the 63rd Street subway station (63rd Street Station), to allow passage of the new rail line Q that’s part of the 2nd Avenue Subway Program. It will require, among other things, the construction of six new levels in a cave more than 35 m high to the east of the existing station. The new levels will house all of the technical, mechanical and electrical equipment necessary for the operation of the new station as well as all of the facilities necessary for the operation of the new control area that is to be built. It will also integrate all entrances, lifts and passages needed to connect the platforms to street level.

This project is part of the 2nd Avenue Subway Program, one of the most ambitious of the city of New York. At present, the only rapid transit option in the Upper East Side of Manhattan is the IRT Lexington Avenue line, which is the busiest in the country, with an average of 1.3 million daily users. This traffic is greater than that of the whole of the Washington DC Metro or the total of public transport traffic of the cities of San Francisco, Chicago and Boston combined. This project will allow the creation of a new line with two new tracks.

Judlau Contracting is currently involved in two of the biggest ongoing projects of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority of New York City, which makes up the regio’s largest network in the: the East Side Access and the new South Ferry Terminal. With the achievement of this third contract, its already strong presence in the city of New York’s infrastructure market is enhanced.

The second contract, for $ 32.8 million (25.4 million euros) has been awarded by the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority (TBTA), a division of the MTA also known as MTA Bridges and Tunnels, for works on the Henry Hudson Bridge.

The works involve the construction of a new pedestrian walkway (demolishing the existing one, currently out of service) on the bridge, security and lighting facilities, reparation of the structural elements of the bridge (beams, columns and elements of assembly), replacing anti-earthquake devices and reparation of the slab and joints.

The Henry Hudson Bridge connects the west side of Manhattan to the Bronx. The upper level provides access to the north (Bronx) and absorbs traffic of approximately 35,000 vehicles per day. With the completion of this work there will be pedestrian access with a high level of security.