L.K. Comstock & Company Inc. has been awarded two new contracts with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority: one to design and build and the other to build underground substations in Brooklyn. Both projects will increase power capacity on the New York City Transit Authority’s Canarsie line.
Harrison Place is a 39-month project valued at $39.6 million at Harrison Place and Flushing Avenue, in the Bushwick neighborhood in the northern part of Brooklyn, N.Y. L.K. Comstock will design and build a 5,000 square-foot underground substation structure and install the associated electrical equipment.
The 39-month Maspeth Avenue project, in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, involves building a 5,000-square-foot underground substation structure and installing associated electrical equipment, including two circuit breaker houses. This project is valued at $34.7 million.
“L.K. Comstock is proud to be working on expanding power capacity on Canarsie Line in Brooklyn,” said Ben D’Alessandro, president of L.K. Comstock. “Once completed, these upgrades will help to increase the volume and reliability of train service on this vital subway line.”
“The underground substation contracts with New York City Transit, along with a growing volume of transit-related work across the United States and Canada, have contributed a record backlog for RailWorks,” noted Kevin Riddett, president and chief executive officer or RailWorks Corp. “RailWorks is pleased to be a part of continuing to improve, expand and construct new transit systems across North America.”
