Contractor awarded $1.6bn worth of track and stations work for Honolulu rapid transit system
16 August 2024
A 3D render of the new K奴wili station in Honolulu (Image: HART)
US-based contractor Tutor Perini has won nearly $1.7 billion worth of construction work on a new rapid transit system in Honolulu, Hawaii.
The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) has selected Tutor Perini to design and build six railway stations and around three miles of elevated rail guideway beginning just east of the existing Middle Street Transit Center Station and ending at the Civic Center Station, which will be located just east of downtown Honolulu.
The six new stations will be: Mokauea (Kalihi) Station, Niuhelewai (Honolulu Community College-Kap膩lama) Station, K奴wili (Iwilei) Station, H艒lau (Chinatown) Station, Kuloloia (Downtown) Station, Ka驶膩kaukukui (Civic Center) Station.
Tutor Perini will build six stations and three miles of guideway between beginning just east of the existing Middle Street Transit Center Station and ending at the Civic Center Station in Honolulu (Image: HART)
Project design will begin immediately after contract execution, which is expected in mid-September this year.
Construction work itself is set to start in the second half of 2025, with substantial completion expected in 2030.
Parsons Corporation will serve as Tutor Perini鈥檚 design subcontractor.
鈥淲e are proud and honoured to be a part of this transformational project in Honolulu,鈥 said Ronald Tutor, chairman and chief executive officer. 鈥淭utor Perini has a long and successful history of building large, complex light rail projects in various cities in the United States, and we look forward to partnering with HART to see this project successfully delivered.鈥
The contract value will be added to the Company鈥檚 backlog in the third quarter of 2024.
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