The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation said Thursday it has selected a contractor for the design and construction of the next piece of the rail project. The construction project known as the City Center Guideway and Stations (CCGS) contract was over to the Tutor Perini Corporation, based in Los Angeles.

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It will address rail stations to be constructed and approximately three miles of elevated rail guideway along CCGS route that will starts just east of the Middle Street Transit Center Station and ends at the Civil Center Station that will be situated east of Halekauwila Street/South Street intersection.

Commencement date

Commencement of project design will commence as soon as the contract is signed while the construction is believed to start from second half of year 2025, moreover the officials managing HART reported that construction of this particular segment will be done in 2030.

“This is the largest single contract of the entire project and it determines the program to finish the project through downtown Honolulu. We are looking forward to start work with Tutor Perini to bring this into reality,” said HART Executive Director and CEO Lori Kahikina.

This is in connection with the amended Full Funding Grant Agreement that was signed between HART and the federal government on February 2, where the award of the CCGS contract is expected to unlock the next $250 million.

The first Signed FFGA in 2012 contained a grant of $1. 55 billion for the Honolulu rail project The truth of the matter is that as much as people would love to Continue from page 2 spend money on the numerous construction projects that are proposed virtually everywhere in the United States. they are Continue from page 2 simply not financially able to do it and this is a stark reality that has really hit home courtesy of the Honolulu rail project which is estimated to cost 55 billion while it is important to note that HART has benefitted from the grant in the previous fiscal year to the tune of about $931m.

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