Current Project

The existing subway structure for the 8th Avenue Line consists primarily of steel framed roof beams, side columns and intermediate columns 5-ft on center with concrete arches on roofs and sidewalls transferring load. NYCT’s Maintenance of Way (MOW) previously performed periodic inspections and documented component defects along the 8th Avenue Line requiring repair.

The existing Tunnel Lighting Room is located at 7th Ave Station on the E Line, which currently provides power distribution for the existing tunnel lighting fixtures and receptacles.

Existing Track Layout:

The IND 8th Avenue Line operates between the Boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn and services the ‘B’ Division “A”, “C” and “E” trains.

The “A” and “C” trains utilize the main express tracks – A2 and A3 and the local tracks – A1 and A4. Between 50th Street Station and Canal Street Station in Manhattan, the “E” train utilizes local tracks (A1 and A4) with the “C” train and stops at local stations. South of Canal Street Station, the “E” train terminates at World Trade Center Station. North of 50th Street Station, the “E” train switches to Tracks D3 and D4 on the IND Queens Boulevard Line. The Work limits is in between 59th Street/Columbus Circle and Jay Street Station, and between Canal Street Station and World Trade Center Station.

Track A5 is used as a service track. Track A5 operates from Worth Street and ends at Reade Street 9 Track A5 also runs from 23rd Street and ends at 34th Street

Scope of Work:

This project is the structural improvements on the 8th Avenue line for MTA. The scope of the project starts from Brooklyn’s Jay Street MetroTech to Manhattan’s Columbus circle 59th Street.

Under Design Build Contract, The Design Builder is responsible for the design, furnish, construction, installation, testing, commissioning, and all other work necessary to complete the Work.

The project scope displays the complexity of the repair work, which were deduce by the NYCT’s Maintenance of way (MOW) to understand the type of every defect and repair work. The project includes structural, fiber optics & communications, environmental, electrical, and mechanical scope of work.

Cantos Inc is working alongside with STV with the project scope of:

• Project controls of all the discipline, excluding onsite control work.
• Study of the existing drawings.

Preparation of the new structural drawings with necessary repair and defect work.