MONTREAL,
June 25,
2024 /CNW/ - AtkinsRéalis Group Inc. (TSX: ATRL), a
fully integrated professional services and project management
company with offices around the world, announces today that the
Company will be working for Design-Builder ECCO III Enterprises
Inc, who was awarded a 44-month contract to design and build
upgrades to the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority's
(MTA) Broadway Junction Complex to improve efficiency, enhance user
experience and ensure it is optimized in accordance with the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This is AtkinsRéalis' first
design-build project in New York
(NY) City.
"We are honored to have been selected to be part
of the MTA's efforts to modernize its century-old system to meet
the accessibility needs of all its users," said Ian L. Edwards, President and Chief Executive
Officer, AtkinsRéalis. "Our multi-disciplined design team has the
technical excellence combined with the community centric approach
required to complete this vital and transformative project."
About 100,000 transit passengers per day pass
through the critical Broadway Junction transfer station at the
intersection of five subway lines and six bus routes in
Brooklyn, NY. Design improvements
are focused on upgrading the facilities and enhancing accessibility
and service for people with disabilities at the Broadway Junction
Complex. Design service include adding seven new elevators to the
three subway stations, a first for the complex, replacement of
three escalators, adding new ADA compliant staircases, walkways,
improved lighting, wayfinding signage, a passenger transfer bridge
between a subway station and bus station and a pedestrian bridge
enabling transitions between two subway stations above surface
street traffic. New and upgraded communications and mechanical,
electrical, fire protection and plumbing systems will also be
designed to increase the operational lifespans of the stations.
Numerous upgrades have been made to the stations
over the years, which first came online nearly 100 years ago.
AtkinsRéalis will inventory existing facilities, utilities and
foundations through direct field investigations coupled with an
extensive Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) and scan to Building
Information Modeling (BIM) process. Detailed 3D models will be
developed to enable virtual walkthroughs and visualizations of the
design. 3D models facilitate detailed interdisciplinary
coordination, 4D Schedule integration and visualizations to inform
maintenance and protection of traffic planning. Modeling also helps
identify design challenges, layout construction sequencing so as
not to impose additional loads onto existing subway tunnels located
below the active work site and minimize construction impacts to the
local community and daily ridership.
"We have a tremendous opportunity to create
significant benefits to the community by enhancing the public
transit experience," said Steve
Morriss, President, U.S., Latin
America, and Minerals & Metals, AtkinsRéalis. "By
focusing on quality, safety and improved constructability, we'll
achieve efficiency in our design to streamline construction, reduce
impacts to the MTAs customers and seamlessly navigate the
complexities of this unique project."
About AtkinsRéalis
Created by the integration of long-standing
organizations dating back to 1911, AtkinsRéalis is a world-leading
professional services and project management company dedicated to
engineering a better future for our planet and its people. We
create sustainable solutions that connect people, data and
technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy
systems. We deploy global capabilities locally to our clients and
deliver unique end-to-end services across the whole life cycle of
an asset including consulting, advisory & environmental
services, intelligent networks & cybersecurity, design &
engineering, procurement, project & construction management,
operations & maintenance, decommissioning and capital. The
breadth and depth of our capabilities are delivered to clients in
strategic sectors such as Engineering Services, Nuclear and
Capital. News and information are available at
www.atkinsrealis.com or follow us on
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SOURCE AtkinsRéalis