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| HDR to manage construction of No. 7 Subway Line extension in NYC HDR is part of a team that was selected to provide construction management for a project to extend the Number 7 Subway Line in New York City. The contract was awarded to Hill International, LiRo Engineers, Lemley International and HDR, a Joint Venture. The team was selected by MTA (Metropolitan Transportation Authority), NYC Transit and MTA Capital Construction Company; the MTA Board confirmed the selection with a final vote. The project, valued at $2 billion, will provide better public access to the West Side of Manhattan, which includes the Jacob Javits Convention Center and an area known as the Hudson Yards. The project will extend the No. 7 Line westward from Times Square under West 41st Street and southward along Eleventh Avenue to the southerly terminus at West 24th Street. The planned extension provides 7,200 feet of tunnel to accommodate a two-track railroad with two lay-up tracks for the storage of six trains (three on each side). The extension also provides for two new stations; an intermediate station at West 41st Street and Tenth Avenue (Tenth Avenue Station) and a two-track terminal station on Eleventh Avenue at West 34th Street (34th Street Station). write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Construction News :: home page |