Parsons Brinckerhoff to manage New Orleans streetcar project
In 2010, the RTA received a $45 million TIGER grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to build a streetcar loop on Loyola Avenue from Canal Street to the Union Passenger Terminal (UPT), a 1.4-mile route through the central business district.
In 2010, the RTA received a $45 million TIGER grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to build a streetcar loop on Loyola Avenue from Canal Street to the Union Passenger Terminal (UPT), a 1.4-mile route through the central business district. RTA also sold approximately $80 million in revenue bonds in 2010 to fund the French Quarter Loop Streetcar expansion.
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Parsons Brinckerhoff will serve as the RTA's construction manager for the three-phase expansion project — Loyola Avenue from Canal Street to UPT (phase 1); the French Quarter Loop expansion (phase 2, based on budget availability); and the Riverfront/Convention Center expansion (phase 3).
The company's team will be responsible for providing construction management and support staff throughout the construction and close-out phases. The firm will also monitor and control project schedule and budget.
Construction on the first phase of the streetcar expansion began in August 2011, with completion slated for June 2012.
"It is our pleasure working with the RTA to deliver this important expansion to the City's famed streetcar system," said Parsons Brinckerhoff's Market Leader, Transit, Paul Skoutelas.
Parsons Brinckerhoff has a history of working with RTA on the New Orleans streetcar program, which included renovations to the historic St. Charles Avenue Streetcar line in the 1980s and design of the Canal Street Streetcar system, which brought streetcars back to Canal Street in 2004 after a 40-year absence.
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