The BART Board of Directors approved a $50 million contract for up to 10 years to consultants HNTB Corporation, of Oakland, to advise and guide planning for the future Transbay Rail Crossing. — San Francisco Examiner
The San Francisco Bay Area is one tiny step closer to undertaking the construction of a new Transbay crossing between San Francisco and Oakland.
The San Francisco Examiner reports that the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Board of Directors recently approved a 10-year, $50 million contract with global infrastructure consultants HNTB to begin the long and arduous process of bringing the project to life.
HNTB's first task is to understand “how to set up the framework for a project this complex,” according to Ellen Smith, BART strategic planning manager. The Examiner reports that Smith, addressing the BART board of directors, added, "BART hasn’t done anything this big since the construction of the original system. We really need their advice on other mega-projects, [to see] how they were handled.”
A timeline for the project has not been announced.
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