Skanska scoops PATH station contract in New York

Published: 17-Mar-2010

Skanska, in a joint venture with Granite Construction, has been awarded a $542 million contract to construct the new PATH station at the site of the World Trade Center in New York City.

Skanska’s share of the contract is 80%, corresponding to SEK3.1 billion ($434 million), which will be included in order bookings for the first quarter. The customer is the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

PATH is the Port Authority's commuter rail system, which connects New Jersey to downtown Manhattan. The joint-venture partnership is responsible for placement of all cast-in-place concrete to construct the new station platforms 36 feet below and immediately west of New York City Transit's (NYCT) No. 1 Subway Line structural box. Structural steel and precast concrete work was awarded under a separate contract to a different contractor.

The concrete roof will also form the plaza to the east of the new WTC Memorial. The mezzanine of the new station will connect to the future transit hall to the east, which will facilitate connections to NYCT trains.

The contract includes completion of the east/west connector and West Street underpass, connecting the station to the World Financial Center. All self-performed civil work for this contract will be executed in conjunction with Granite Construction. Skanska will complete all mechanical/electrical/plumbing (M/E/P) work and architectural finishes.

Work on the project will begin this month and is scheduled for completion in May 2014. Both Skanska USA Civil and Skanska USA Building will take part in the implementation of the project with a 50% and 30% share respectively, of the total contract amount.

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