For more than 133 years, the Park Avenue Viaduct has carried nearly every Metro-North train in and out of Grand Central Terminal. Union contractors and carpenters with the New York City District Council of Carpenters rebuilt major sections of the viaduct as part of a project completed five years ahead of schedule and $195 million under budget.
The work included foundation and ground work and heavy bridge structure replacement. Working within brief 48 hour weekend windows while trains continued operating on neighboring tracks, the project team replaced 196 bridge structures using prefabricated bridge units weighing nearly 190,000 pounds each, while rebuilding more than 12,600 feet of railroad infrastructure over just 28 weekends.
Projects like this require experience, coordination, and the ability to perform under demanding conditions. Union carpenters and contractors continue delivering the work that keeps New York moving.
Halmar International, LLC
Keller North America, Inc.
R W K S Transit, Inc.
