The Gateway Development Commission this week awarded Skanska Creamer Sanzari NJSA JV the contract for Hudson Tunnel Project Construction Package 3: The New Jersey Surface Alignment.
The NJ Surface Alignment Project will build approximately 1.5 miles of new infrastructure that will support the tracks connecting the new rail tunnel under the Hudson River to the existing Northeast Corridor. Construction associated with the project is expected to begin in 2026.
Seven of the ten construction packages that make up the Hudson Tunnel Project are now in progress or completed. Construction is creating tens of thousands of jobs and driving billions of dollars in economic activity in the region and across the country.
The New Jersey Surface Alignment Project will build 7,540 feet of new infrastructure from County Road in Secaucus to the tunnel portal at Tonnelle Avenue in North Bergen. This infrastructure will enable the installation of future tracks connecting the new tunnel under the Hudson River to the existing Northeast Corridor tracks in New Jersey. Tracks, signals, and other railroad systems will be installed as part of a future construction package.
The project involves a variety of heavy civil design and construction work, including building 4,170 feet of retaining walls and installing lightweight concrete fill to create the embankment next to the existing Northeast Corridor tracks, where the new train tracks will run. The project also calls for additional infrastructure, including access roads, drainage structures, equipment platforms, and stairs.
Another element includes constructing 3,150 feet of viaduct to carry the new tracks over wetlands in the Meadowlands and building bridges over Secaucus Road and over existing Conrail and New York, Susquehanna and Western freight rail tracks. Relocating utilities, protecting water and sewer lines, and moving an auxiliary signal power substation are also included in the project.
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