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Client: Urbahn

Owner: Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA); New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA)

Completion: 2019

Services Provided: Cost Management, Cost Estimating

MTA NYCT Sutphin-Archer Station, Archer Line (IND) Interconnection to LIRR/AirTrain Terminal Complex

Queens, NY

Cost estimating for enhancement of the terminal complex to provide passengers with a seamless transition from one of the three possible transportation options to any of the other two. The three options available at this station are the AirTrain, LIRR, and NYCT. It also attempts to upgrade the stations ADA capabilities through modernization. This project size varies from 50,000 square feet to 60,000 square feet based on the scheme/option chosen by the owner.

Three conceptual schemes are offered that meet the projected needs of the station. They vary in the number, size, and location of stairs and escalators. Each scheme is accompanied by an operational and structural analysis, from which is derived a summary listing advantages and disadvantages. Three options are presented regarding the retrofitting of existing elevators and/ or the installation of new elevators. Two of these fulfill the projected needs of the station, while the third one is a repair in kind.

The entire station will be gutted and reconstructed, with possible mezzanine expansion. All the schemes require various amounts of structural reworking of the station, new finishes similar to 2nd Avenue style, and a resized fare array area for customer flow. All options also include platform edge demolition and reconstruction to be ADA compliant with current day regulations.