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FCC–Halmar Consortium Wins €1.5 Billion Contract for Second Avenue Subway Phase 2

The Harlem extension is expected to expand access for hundreds of thousands of riders under a broader $6.99 billion plan.

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Carlos Slim y Grupo FCC ganan contrato para expansión del metro de la Segunda Avenida en Nueva York. | Crédito: AP/Banco digital GH (Óscar Mireles)

Overview

  • New York’s MTA awarded the Phase 2 design‑build contract to Connect Plus Partners, a consortium of FCC Construcción and Halmar International.
  • The scope includes two new tunnels, converting a 762‑meter 1970s tunnel into a station, and driving a 2,560‑meter tunnel to Malcolm X Boulevard with excavation for the 125th Street station.
  • FCC says it will use two variable‑density tunnel‑boring machines built in Germany that can switch between soft soil and hard rock without disassembly.
  • With Phase 1 already operating, the MTA projects the expanded Second Avenue line could serve about 300,000 passengers per day and generate thousands of jobs over the next four years.
  • Coverage notes conflicting reports about Carlos Slim’s exact stake in FCC, though the company is presented as a lead partner in the awarded consortium.