SI Engineering was recently awarded an MTA contract for Project Management Consultant services for the Park Avenue Viaduct. This project will provide Metro-North Railroad customers with service into and out of Penn Station via Amtrak’s Hell Gate Line. The project is a key element and strategic component of a comprehensive plan to transform and expand New York’s vital regional transportation infrastructure and to enhance the economy, environment, and future of the northeast section of the Bronx. Metro-North operates three main lines east of the Hudson River – the Hudson Line, the Harlem Line, and the New Haven Line. While each of these lines currently provides Metro-North customers service to Grand Central Terminal (“GCT”) on Manhattan’s East Side, none currently provide service to Penn Station on Manhattan’s West Side.
These additional tracks will also enhance Metro-North’s network resiliency, support faster recovery efforts, and facilitate its ability to maintain acceptable levels of service when faced with planned and unplanned service disruptions, severe weather events, and other emergency situations. The project will also include the design and construction of four new Metro-North stations along the Hell Gate Line in the eastern Bronx. These stations will bring increased regional accessibility to the eastern Bronx community by offering rail service to and from Manhattan and the New York and Connecticut suburbs. In addition, the stations will provide area residents with better access to jobs, shopping, and entertainment.
As a subconsultant, SIE will be providing project and construction management and community outreach services for this project.