Highway and bridge modernisation set to improve critical infrastructure for motorists in the lower Hudson Valley region in New York State.
Jacobs has been selected to provide comprehensive design services for the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) for the lower Hudson Valley region. The services will include bridge replacement, bridge rehabilitation, highway reconstruction and highway rehabilitation projects aimed at improving safety and connectivity north of New York City.
In addition to design, Jacobs will support NYSDOT’s Region 8 – which covers Westchester, Ulster, Rockland, Putnam, Orange, Dutchess and Columbia counties – to address critical safety issues on the region’s nearly 6,000-mile state highway network and more than 1,000 bridges. Jacobs’ scope will include traffic data analysis, environmental assessments and intelligent transportation systems design to enhance traffic management, reduce congestion and improve the experience for connected vehicles.
“Transportation projects support the economic vitality of communities, facilitating smoother commutes, better connectivity for people and improved movement of goods and services,” said Jacobs executive vice president Katus Watson. “Making roads safer and reducing commute times is a benefit for everyone who lives in and navigates this historic, dynamic and rapidly growing region,” Watson said.
In addition to historical sites, each county in Region 8 touches New York’s premiere waterway, the Hudson River, and is home to the United States Military Academy at West Point, where Jacobs is part of the team developing a new cyber and engineering academic centre, scheduled to be complete this year.
Jacobs has a solid track record in delivering solutions that plan, develop, finance, design, construct, maintain and operate smart transportation infrastructure that connects people and communities around the world, including projects like the Queensferry Crossing, Scotland’s largest infrastructure project for a generation, and transformations to the busiest commuter railroad in the US on New York City’s Grand Central Madison project.
