Skanska/Traylor/Walsh JV Wins $1.02B Award For Second Ave. Subway Project Phase II
NEW YORK—A consortium of Skanska, Traylor Bros., Inc., and Walsh Construction was selected to deliver design-build services for the $1.02-billion, Phase II of the Second Avenue Subway project for the MTA. The Skanska joint venture announced the contract award on June 1.
When completed, the project will extend the Second Avenue Subway (Q line) to 125th Street to include construction of new station structures for the future 106th Street Station. Phase II design services will be led by Mott MacDonald.
“We’re proud to have been selected for the second phase of the Second Avenue Subway, which will significantly improve mobility for New Yorkers by expanding Q line access into East Harlem and Harlem,” said Michael Viggiano, executive vice president of Skanska USA Civil. “Building on the successful completion of Phase I in 2017, we are honored to continue our involvement in this transformative program.”
Other team principals are Chris Hebert, vice president of Traylor Bros., Inc., and Jeff Twidwell, senior vice president of Northeast Transportation at Walsh Construction.
The project scope includes designing and constructing new subway station structural shells between 105th Street and 110th Street to accommodate the future 106th Street Station. It also includes construction of the structural tie-ins to existing tunnels, support of excavation and earthwork, installing roadway decking to maintain existing traffic, building at- and below-grade structures for two station entrances and utility support and reconstruction.
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This contract builds on the $4.45-billion Phase I of the Second Avenue Subway project, which extended service from 63rd Street to 96th Street and has been in operation since 2017, and continues the northward expansion of the line to 125th Street. Skanska, in a joint venture with J.F. Shea Construction, Inc., and Schiavone Construction Co., Inc., previously delivered that initial phase.
Phase II will extend the Q line into East Harlem and Harlem, improving connectivity and reducing commute times with new stations at 106th Street and 116th Street on Second Avenue, as well as a terminal station at 125th Street and Lexington Avenue that will serve as a key transfer point to the 4/5/6 lines and Metro-North.
Once complete, the Second Avenue Subway will create a continuous two-track corridor from 125th Street to Lower Manhattan, with connections to West Midtown and Brooklyn, expanding transit access for East Side residents, workers and visitors. It is also expected to ease long-standing congestion on the nearly 100-year-old Lexington Avenue Subway Line.
Construction is expected to reach substantial completion by the third quarter of 2030.
Published: June 18, 2026.