Rio Grande Pacific Corporation (RGPC) has chosen engineering and construction companies for the final engineering and construction of the Uinta Basin Railway in Utah, US.
The company has made the selection through its Rio Grande Pacific Group portfolio company Basin Railway Constructors.
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An 85-mile-long common-carrier railway, Uinta Basin Railway, once operational, will offer the first-ever common-carrier railway service to Uinta Basin region of northeastern Utah.
In December 2021, development and operation of the Uinta Basin Railway project was sanctioned by the US Surface Transportation Board.
The railway will help mineral, energy, agricultural, construction, and manufacturing industries in the basin.
In 2018, the railway project was initiated by the Seven County Infrastructure Coalition, a political subdivision of the State of Utah.
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By GlobalDataThe Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation is an equity partner in the railway project.
AECOM will provide the final design of the railway exclusive of its tunnels, while Skanska-WW Clyde Joint Venture has been chosen to provide construction of the railway exclusive of its tunnels.
Obayashi Corporation will provide the final design and construction of the railway’s tunnels.
RGPC chairman and chief executive officer Richard Bertel said: “We are pleased to award engineering and construction of the Uinta Basin Railway project to AECOM, Skanska-Clyde, and Obayashi. Numerous qualified and technically proficient engineering and construction firms, including most of the major firms in the U.S., pursued the Uinta Basin Railway project, and provided to us high-quality and creative responses. AECOM, Skanska-Clyde, and Obayashi provided the best fit to our project objectives of the firms we interviewed.”
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Image: Rio Grande Pacific Corporation freight railroads include the Nebraska Central Railroad, a 340-mile network in east-central Nebraska serving diversified industrial, energy, and agriculture customers. Credit: Business Wire/ Rio Grande Pacific Corporation.
