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| New Cars are Part of $3.1 Billion Investment to Create a “New” PATH System The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey unveiled the design for the new fleet of PATH rail cars that will replace the system’s aging 340-car fleet beginning in 2008. The new cars are part of $3.1 billion in investments in PATH either completed or planned since 9/11. Kawasaki Rail Car Inc. is designing the cars under a $499 million contract to build a new fleet. The new cars will have three-door sets on each side to allow for faster loading and unloading; on-board video; closed-circuit television recording capability; improved lighting, air conditioning and heating; prerecorded station announcements; better signs; and the capability for passengers to communicate with the crew. The new cars are part of an $809 million PATH modernization program. Other components of the $3.1 billion dollar capital improvement program include: Construction of a $2.21 billion World Trade Center Transportation Hub, which will include a permanent PATH Terminal and underground pedestrian connections to New York City subway lines and private ferries. The facility is scheduled to be in operation by the end of 2009. A $67.9 million project to install new fare collection turnstiles at PATH’s 13 stations in New York and New Jersey. The turnstile installation, completed in late September, will allow PATH customers to pay fares with either a PATH QuickCard or a New York City Transit MetroCard. A $12 million program to test and evaluate new signal system technology to possibly replace PATH’s existing system. The demonstration projects began in September and will continue until the end of 2006. A $30 million program to upgrade PATH’s closed-circuit television system and other security components that provide customers a high level of customer safety and security. write your comments about the article :: © 2005 Construction News :: home page |