NEWARK, N.J. – NJ Transit has awarded contracts for two station renovation projects in Newark and Trenton.
In Newark, the agency has approved an all-inclusive professional services contract to perform master planning, design services, and construction support services as part of a long-term project for the restoration and renovation of Newark Penn Station. NJ Transit’s Board of Directors also approved funding for Phase One of the contract, which includes the preparation of a master plan and completion of a 10% concept design.
In August 2021, NJ Transit sought proposals to restore and modernize Newark Penn Station. The Phase One contract award was for $9.2 million to Parsons Transportation Group. They will utilize a team of Grimshaw Architects and consulting firm Steer Group to lead the Newark Penn Station master planning and design portion.
As part of the master contract, construction plans will be created to address state-of-good-repair needs and long-term capital improvements to the station. The first phase of renovations will focus on aesthetics, and longer-term enhancements will focus on improving the station’s openness and overall customer and visitor experience.
In Trenton, the agency approved a $1.9 million contract for full design services and construction support services for canopy, platform, and accessibility enhancements at the Trenton Transit Center to AECOM Technical Services Inc. The contract is part of a $29 million effort to rehabilitate two existing platforms, and their associated canopies, elevators, and escalators, and convert a low-level platform into a high-level platform with elevator access.
The work on two island platforms will include the replacement of deteriorating wood platform sections with a concrete platform, the addition of new tactile strips and rub rails, the reconstruction of platform deck joints, and the repair of concrete spalls. Deteriorating canopies that were last reconstructed in 1992 will also be restored. The existing low-level platform will be upgraded to a high-level platform with a larger waiting shelter and a new elevator from the concourse above. In the past, NJ Transit had upgraded the main station entrances and pedestrian overpass at the station. In 2008, new station buildings were built on the north and south side of the tracks including a new concourse over the tracks.
