The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has picked two New York City-based construction giants to oversee the initial buildout of a new $10 billion bus terminal in the Big Apple.
A joint venture of STV and Turner Construction will act as construction manager for Phase 1 of the Midtown Bus Terminal Replacement, according to a Monday news release from the builders. The contract amount was not disclosed.
The phase includes the construction of an interim, 900,000-square-foot, seven-level terminal and new ramp infrastructure. The improvements will enable bus service to continue for more than 200,000 daily commuters while the full terminal replacement proceeds, according to the release.
Last summer, the Port Authority picked Los Angeles-based Tutor Perini as the contractor to build the ramp structure and interim terminal for Phase 1 under a $1.87 billion guaranteed maximum price contract. The STV-Turner joint venture will serve as the construction manager overseeing that work, according to Turner Spokesperson Chris McFadden.
The construction team will coordinate demolition, new construction and integration with existing transportation systems in one of Manhattan’s most densely trafficked areas. When the full terminal project is complete, new ramps will lead into and out of the Lincoln Tunnel, which connects Manhattan and New Jersey.
Phase 1 also encompasses the construction of the Dyer Avenue deck-overs, or elevated platforms over the below-grade portions of Dyer Avenue and the Lincoln Tunnel Expressway.
Those deck-overs will host buses during construction and transform into 3.5 acres of public open space once the larger build is complete. AECOM Tishman is the construction manager for that deck-over project, with MLJ Contracting serving as the general contractor, according to the Port Authority’s project page.
Phase 2 of the bus terminal project will then include the demolition of the existing terminal, which first opened in 1950, and construction of a new terminal on the current site, according to the Port Authority. At that point, the interim terminal will transition into a bus staging and storage facility.
“This is one of the most complex transportation construction programs in the country and it demands disciplined execution from day one, so our focus is keeping buses moving, protecting the community and delivering Phase 1 safely while setting the foundation for the full redevelopment,” said Gus Maimis, deputy project manager for the program management and construction management operating group at STV, in the news release.
STV and Turner have teamed up on other major infrastructure builds in the past. The pair worked together at LaGuardia Airport, the New York Police Academy and Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospital, according to the release.
“Delivering this project in the heart of Manhattan, while keeping the terminal fully operational, requires precise planning and disciplined execution,” said Christopher Zegler, vice president and principal in charge at Turner, in the news release. “Our team is focused on safely advancing this critical first phase while keeping the region moving and laying the foundation for the modern, resilient, net-zero gateway for New York’s commuters and visitors.
