When fully operational, the factory will sustain 1,300 jobs, with up to 460 working directly for Hitachi Rail on site.
The fuel-agnostic engines will use engine blocks and core components that share common architectures and will be optimized for different low-carbon fuel types.
The 32,000-square-foot, two-story facility will house OCTA’s Emergency Operations Center, Central Communications, Field Operations, Information Systems, and Security and Emergency Preparedness functions.
The East Side Access project, which extends the LIRR from Queens to Grand Central, is scheduled for completion in 2022 and is expected to bring up to 160,000 additional commuters to this bustling transit area each day.
The project will improve the system’s state of good repair and capacity requirements, as well as secure customer satisfaction for the next 30 years and beyond.
The 27,500-square-foot operations and maintenance facility will include parking for up to 67 public transit vehicles, as well as 84 visitor and employee vehicles, and will include five repair bays, parts storage, and locker rooms.
METRO spoke with several consultants in the June issue, here is the last in a series of exclusive unedited discussions.
The company will provide design, construction, and commissioning oversight services to ensure the successful delivery of the project from groundbreaking to ribbon cutting.
It is the first conversion of an exclusive bus rapid transit system into a light rail transit in North America.
As technical advisor, HDR and its primary partners — Mott MacDonald, Stantec, Systra, and Comtech — will provide a wide range of services.
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