BALTIMORE — Amtrak has selected Advance, a joint venture by infrastructure firms AECOM and Jacobs, to manage oversight of design, construction, contract management, administrative support, and other aspects of the $6 billion Frederick Douglass Tunnel project.
The project includes replacement of the nearly 150-year old, 1.4-mile B&P tunnel, a major bottleneck on the Northeast Corridor, as well as other work on a 10-mile segment of the corridor.
Advance is receiving the first “delivery partner” contract awarded by Amtrak; the passenger operator describes this as one in which the private company shares in Amtrak’s risk to deliver the program and achieve overall outcomes.
“We’re proud to award this important Delivery Partner contract that will help continue the positive momentum for the Frederick Douglass Tunnel Program,” Laura Mason, Amtrak executive vice president of capital delivery, said in a press release.
The announcement today (Wednesday, April 3) follows the February selection of the Kiewit/J.F. Shea Joint Venture as builder for the tunnels’ two bores [see “Amtrak selects builder …,” Trains News Wire, Feb. 6, 2024]. Demolition in advance of the project has begun and major construction is scheduled to begin later this year, including utility relocations and work on the first of five bridges.
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