By Lynda Myer
Weeks Marine Inc; Walsh Traylor Bros JV; as well as Cashman Trevi Icos JV, are the three shortlisted firms by the Gateway Development Commission for the Hudson River Ground Stabilization project (HRGS).
In order to advancing the new river crossing between New York and New Jersey, the design and build HRGS is a key element of the Gateway Program, while it also is due to fortify and stabilize the riverbed on the New York side of the Hudson River over a 366m section leading to the Manhattan Bulkhead. Following this work, the conditions for the new tunnel to be excavated through the eastern portion of the Hudson River section of the project will be improved. Additionally, the environmental regulations are taken in to account of this project and it is slated to be conducted in specified time periods to protect the river, fish and wildlife.
The contents of Gateway Program with US$16bn value are construction of the new 3.9km two-tube Gateway Tunnel beneath the Hudson River, between Newark, New Jersey, and New York City’s Penn Station, and refurbishing Amtrak’s existing 112-year-old North River rail tunnel, which was badly damaged by Hurricane Sandy in 2012.
In the meantime, Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor is the most heavily-used passenger rail line in the US.
The shortlist of the tunnel project’s delivery partner was announced by the Gateway Development Commission in May 2023, that comprises of: Bechtel-HNTB joint venture; Hudson Delivery Partnership (Atkins North America Inc, Arup US Inc, and the McKissack Group); and MPA Delivery Partners (Parsons Transportation Group of New York Inc, Arcadis of New York Inc, and Mace North America Ltd).
