Skanska-Traylor wins 86th Street station

The MTA has awarded a contract to excavate the 86th Street Station cavern of the Second Avenue Subway project in New York to a joint venture of Skanska USA and Traylor Bros.

Valued at USD 301M, the contract includes excavation, installation of the structural lining and construction of the station’s basic structure. The joint venture will also perform utility work and underpin existing buildings adjacent to the work site.

"With this award we move one step closer to making the Second Avenue Subway a reality for our customers," said Michael Horodniceanu, president of MTA Capital Construction.

Construction at the 86th Street Station cavern will begin this month, and the work is scheduled to be completed in the fall 2014.

The USD 4.45bn project to build Phase One of the Second Avenue Subway is the largest expansion of the subway system in generations. The subway line, with new stations at 72nd Street, 86th Street and 96th Street, is expected to open for service in December 2016.