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9/19/2024
New Jersey Transit's board yesterday approved a nearly $500 million contract to begin construction of the future Delco Lead Storage and Inspection Facility project in New Brunswick along the Northeast Corridor.
The project is designed to create a "safe-haven" facility for storing rail cars and locomotives during extreme weather events, agency officials said in a press release. The approved contract also includes funding for the construction of a new service and inspection facility on the adjacent grounds to quickly inspect and return the equipment to service once a weather event has passed.
The board entered into a contract with George Harms Construction Co. Inc., of Howell, New Jersey, in the amount of $497,977,585 plus 10% for contingencies, for the reconstruction of 4 miles of the existing Delco Lead track, and the construction of an adjacent track – approximately a mile long – from County Yard to North Brunswick. County Yard and Delco Lead, due to their location above the floodplain, provide an ideal storage location for rail cars during extreme weather, NJ Transit officials said.
The 1,250-foot-long service and inspection facility will be used for inspection and light maintenance of trains, spare parts storage, two 12-car inspection tracks and five 12-car storage tracks. A crew quarters and employee parking lot at County Yard also will be built as part of the project.
In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in 2012, the County Yard and associated 4-mile-long Delco Lead were identified as safe-haven storage locations for rail cars and locomotives because the land and yard are above the flood plain with a minimal number of adjacent trees.