Halmar International Awarded $1.85B Penn Station Access Design-Build project in NY

The Penn Station Access Project will improve regional transportation connectivity, enhance network resiliency, promote sustainability, and link communities.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority Construction & Development (MTA C&D) has awarded Halmar International, LLC, a subsidiary of the ASTM Group, along with its joint-venture partner RailWorks Transit, Inc., the $1.85 billion design-build contract of the Penn Station Access Project. The project will be implemented in conjunction with Amtrak, LIRR, and CSX railroads. Together with our team’s Design Lead, Jacobs Civil Consultants Inc., we will complete the Project in just over 5 years. For the first time, Metro-North will be able to provide rail service from the Bronx, Westchester and Connecticut directly to Penn Station and Manhattan’s West Side.

Penn Station Access will bring Amtrak’s Hell Gate Line to a state of good repair and improve reliability and on-time performance for intercity passengers and prepare the corridor for future high-speed rail. Further, the planned use of Amtrak’s existing Hell Gate Line will maximize the potential of existing infrastructure while minimizing the impact on service and the communities involved. The Project includes the design and construction of four (4) new rail stations in the Bronx, five (5) new and two (2) upgraded substations, together with the rehabilitation and expansion of more than 19-miles of track and four (4) bridges, as well as the reconfiguration of the New Rochelle Train Yard, including the modernization of signal, power and communications infrastructure. It is estimated the Project will create approximately 4,500 direct jobs and another 10,000 indirect jobs.

“We commend Governor Hochul and the MTA’s commitment for sustainable transportation infrastructure, and we are honored to be selected for another transformative project in the region. Through the MTA’s leadership and our team’s extensive rail experience and expertise we are well equipped for success. Like the $2 billion LIRR 3rd Track Expansion project awarded in 2018, this new project will leverage our team’s trusted partnerships and innovative approach to deliver the Penn Station Access Project on-time, within budget, and to the satisfaction of MTA C&D and all railroads involved.” — Chris Larsen, CEO of Halmar.

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About Halmar:
Halmar International (“Halmar”) is one of North America’s most accomplished design-build entities with extensive experience and expertise in rail/transit, bridge, highway, and aviation projects. Headquartered in New York, Halmar collaborates with ASTM North America on P3 projects throughout the US. Controlled by Itinera SpA, Halmar is part of the ASTM Group, the second largest motorway concessionaire in the world. 

About ASTM Group:
ASTM is a world leader in the management of motorway networks, in the design and construction of large infrastructural works and technology applied to transport mobility. The Group is the second largest manager of motorway infrastructures in the world with a network of approximately 3,000 miles of network, of which almost 900 miles in Italy, over 2,000 miles in Brazil through the listed company EcoRodovias, and 50 miles in the United Kingdom through a participation in Road Link. https://www.astm.it/en/