MTA/New York City Transit has undertaken infrastructure redevelopment to improve the East Side Access Line along the east side of Manhattan. Schiavone Construction Company and John P. Picone Inc. JV (SCC-JPP) was contracted for construction of a Ventilation Building Structure and reconstruction of 55th Street between Park Avenue and Madison Avenue. The construction requires demolition of a portion of 55th Street and its sidewalk to relocate utilities, ... ... Read More

MTA/New York City Transit had undertaken an infrastructure redevelopment plan for New York City to improve the subway system along the west side of Manhattan. Scalamandre Oliveira JV (SOJV) was contracted for the construction of a Ventilation Building Structure and reconstruction of 11th Avenue between West 35th and 36th Streets (Site K). The project incorporates construction of a reinforced concrete Ventilation Building and a plenum structure to ... ... Read More

Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Capital Construction retained Schiavone Shea and Kiewit (SSK) Constructors JV for construction of the 72nd Street Station for a new Second Avenue Subway line in New York City, New York. The project scope includes the extension of shafts to a previously-bored tunnel, the construction of caverns for the station, and relocation and temporary support of utilities. Distinct Engineering Solutions, Inc. (DESI) provides ... ... Read More

Metropolitan Transportation Authority Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) is performing renewal of existing railroad fasteners through a Design-Build Contract being undertaken by HNTB and Kiewit Infrastructure Company. Work involves replacement of over 11,000 direct fixation anchors in a 2 mile section located in Massapequa Park, New York. Distinct Engineering Solutions, Inc. (DESI) has been retained by Kiewit as a Special Inspection Agency to oversee quality of the ... ... Read More

Kiewit Infrastructure Company (Kiewit) was retained by Metro North Railroad to stabilize an embankment along the Hudson Line, where tracks sit on a thin, rocky ledge in the region just north of Peekskill, NY. Distinct Engineering Solutions, Inc. (DESI) provided Kiewit with services to furnish, install, maintain and monitor geotechnical instrumentation through-out the duration of construction activities. DESI installed settlement monitoring points and In-Place Inclinometers, as well as a Web-Camera to monitor construction, and successfully implemented ... ... Read More

Yonkers Contracting Company, Inc. was retained by the Metropolitan Transportation Agency New York City Transit (NYCT) Renewal of the five(5) stations- Pelham Line (IRT) in the Bronx. Distinct Engineering Solutions, Inc. (DESI) was retained by Yonkers Contracting to provide environmental and Special Inspection services. Environmental services included Waste Management Plan (WMP) preparation and monthly reporting. Special Inspection services included the performance of concrete and rebar inspections on the construction sites. Steel ... ... Read More

MTA Capital construction has retained Judlau Contracting, Inc., for construction of the 63rd street/Lexington Avenue station, for a new second avenue subway line in New York City, New York. The project includes the construction of new station entrances to allow access from 3rd Avenue; construction of new ancillaries and open vent structures to street entrances; modification of the existing interior station structure at 3rd Avenue to connect new entrances to platforms. DESI engineers are serving as environmental manager of assisting in developing ... ... Read More

MTA Capital construction has retained J D’Annunzio & Sons, Inc., for construction of the first phase of 86th Station for a new Second Avenue Subway line in New York City, New York. The project scope includes construction of two access shafts to allow construction of the station, relocation and temporary support of utilities and construction of roadway decking. Distinct Engineering Solutions, Inc (DESI) provided health & safety, environmental and geotechnical engineering support for the project. DESI prepared several plans and assisted JDSI with ... ... Read More

New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has undertaken infrastructure redevelopment plans to improve the subway system along the west side of Manhattan. CCA Civil & Halmar International, LLC (CCA-Halmar) was contracted to complete the ventilation building construction at the Site L location. The project would incorporate construction of the ventilation building structure, access shafts, adits, and tunnel cross passage. Distinct Engineering Solutions, Inc. (DESI) was retained to provide all environmental related support services and special ... ... Read More