Atkinson Announces $297.7 Million Infrastructure Contract in Boston.SAN BRUNO San Bruno (săn br  `nō), city (1990 pop. 38,961), San Mateo co., W Calif., a suburb on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1914. There is light manufacturing and petroleum refining. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 27, 1997--Atkinson (NASDAQ/NMS:ATKN) today announced that its operating unit operating unitA type of operating company that engages in transactions with outsiders and that is owned by another business. For example, in 1995 the stockholders of Capital Cities/ABC approved a $19 billion merger with the Walt Disney Company, whereupon , Atkinson Construction Co., in joint venture, has been awarded a $297.7 million contract from the Massachusetts Highway Department The Massachusetts Highway Department (MassHighway) is the highway department in the U.S. state of Massachusetts, responsible for the design, construction and maintenance of all state highways and bridges and signage of numbered routes. and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) is "a body politic and corporate, and a political subdivision" of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts [1] formed in 1964 to finance and operate most bus, subway, commuter rail and ferry systems in the greater . The project encompasses construction of a portion of Interstate 90 in the South Boston area from the South Boston Haul Road to D Street and North of Sumner Street, as well as construction of the Massachusetts Bay Massachusetts Bay, inlet of the Atlantic Ocean. The bay, with its arms (Boston, Cape Cod, and Plymouth bays), extends 65 mi (105 km) from Cape Ann on the north to Cape Cod on the south. Transportation Authority's (MBTA's) World Trade Center Station South Boston. The overall project represents another construction segment of the Central Artery/Tunnel Project under construction in Boston. On the I-90 portion of the work, the contract calls for the joint venture to construct approximately 1,600 linear feet of varying width cut-and-cover reinforced concrete highway tunnel and boat sections; 1,600 linear feet of steel and precast pre·cast adj. Relating to or being a structural member, especially of concrete, that has been cast into form before being transported to its site of installation. box beam bridges; and 9,700 linear feet of surface roadway and an above-ground reinforced concrete transitway station structure, including finishes. The work requires the phased removal of existing temporary ramp structures; removal of existing temporary roadways and retaining walls; demolition/disposal of the existing Sumner and C Street bridge; a railroad relocation; construction, maintenance, and relocation of all existing and proposed utilities; temporary and final street paving; landscaping; and site restoration and grading. The MBTA MBTA Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority MBTA Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 MBTA Model-Based Tracking Algorithm World Trade Center Station South Boston portion of the contract work includes construction of approximately 1,200 linear feet of tunnel and boat sections; construction of the station structure; and demolition/disposal of the Fisheries building, including removal/disposal of hazardous materials. Construction is scheduled to begin in February, 1997, with completion planned for June, 2003. Atkinson operates internationally through three construction companies providing full service construction to markets for power, infrastructure, industrial and commercial building, pulp and paper, mining, and water and wastewater treatment. CONTACT: Atkinson Jim Stevens, 415/876-1681 |
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