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| Skanska builds subway line in New York and roadway in California Skanska has been contracted to manage and carry out construction of the new Second Avenue Subway Line project in New York City on Manhattan's East Side. The contract amount is USD 337 M, about SEK 2.3 billion, of which Skanska's share is 37.5 percent, corresponding to SEK 885 M. The customer is MTA/New York City Transit, which is receiving Federal funding for the project. The contract is for construction of a 245-meter-long by 23-meter-wide "launch box, " which will be the future 96th Street Station. Two parallel, four-kilometer-long train tunnel shafts will be advanced from this box using a tunnel-boring machine (TBM). Additionally, two access shafts will be installed for the future 72nd Street Station. Construction is scheduled to be completed during 2010. The contract is being carried out in a joint venture named S3 Tunnel Constructors comprising Skanska USA Civil, Schiavone Construction Co (37.5 percent) and J.F. Shea Construction (25 percent). Skanska also reported that it has secured the contract to widen State Route 60 in California. The contract amount is USD 113 M, approximately SEK 790 M. The customer is the California Department of Transportation (CalTrans). Work is expected to take three years. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Construction News :: home page |