MTBA Selects Consultant for $1.4 Billion Rail Extension in Massachusetts

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Incorporated (Boston, Massachusetts) was selected to provide environmental consulting services for the $1.4 billion New Bedford and Fall River commuter rail extension planned for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (Boston, Massachusetts) in Canton, Massachusetts. The project was originally reported by Industrial Info in 2005, when the investment value was estimated at $669 million, less than half of the current estimated total investment value.

Consulting services are needed for a planned 22.3-mile construction of new rail lines, the refurbishment and upgrading of 47.6 miles of existing rail lines, the construction of eight new stations and the renovation of two existing stations. The extension will include service from South Station to New Bedford and Fall River. South Coast Rail (Taunton, Massachusetts) is the site representative for the extension. A design-build firm is anticipated to be selected by late spring 2010. Once federal approvals are received and permitting and detailed engineering have been completed, construction is expected to begin by 2012, with overall completion slated for 2016.

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), founded in1964, was formed to finance and operate most bus, subway, commuter rail and ferry systems in the greater Boston area. The system operates 12 commuter rail lines and 123 commuter rail stations. In 2008, MBTA had an average daily ridership of approximately 1.3 million passenger trips weekly.

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