MTA Announces Rehabilitation Project of the Metro-North Park Avenue Viaduct

Looking south from 125th Street in Harlem along the Park Avenue Viaduct. —Otto M. Vondrak photo

MTA Announces Rehabilitation Project of the Metro-North Park Avenue Viaduct

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today announced that MTA Construction & Development (C&D) will award a $382 million Design-Build contract to begin reconstruction efforts on the Park Avenue Viaduct in East Harlem. The contract, which will be awarded following MTA Board approval, represents the first phase of a long-term project. All Metro-North Railroad trains traveling along the Hudson, Harlem and New Haven lines must utilize the Park Avenue Viaduct to access Grand Central Terminal, totaling 98 percent of all Metro-North trains. The mile and a quarter stretch encompasses four Metro-North tracks between 110th Street and the Harlem River Lift Bridge.

This project will replace major segments of the elevated steel structure, nearly half of which was first constructed in 1893, to ensure a state of good repair. The work will include replacing existing structures, tracks, power, communications, and signal system from the north side of East 115th Street to the south side of East 123rd Street. The project is expected to reduce local noise and vibration levels compared to those from the existing viaduct by utilizing modern design and materials.

-via Press Release

This article was posted on: December 22, 2022