The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced STV, in a joint venture with WSP, will lead design and preliminary engineering for the climate resilience program along Metro-North Railroad’s Hudson Line.
The project is part of a $800 million effort to protect one of the most heavily traveled rail corridors in the Northeast from flooding, extreme rainfall and other climate-related threats. The 75-mile corridor serves approximately 10 million riders annually and is a critical transportation link between New York City and the Hudson Valley.
“Rail corridors built generations ago are confronting climate conditions they were never designed to withstand,” Breanna Horne, vice president and national resilience lead at STV, said. “This program will help the MTA identify risks before they become disruptions, prioritize investments and strengthen one of the region’s most important transportation corridors for decades to come.”
The Hudson Line stretched from New York to Poughkeepsie and faced growing risks from extreme weather due to climate change. Officials said sea levels could rise by 23 inches in the 2050s and 45 inches in the 2080s, putting low-lying segments of the line at risk.
The STV/WSP joint venture will advance preliminary engineering for a near-term design-build package that focuses on the corridor’s most vulnerable segments including those between Spuyten Duyvil and Hastings-on-Hudson. The team will also develop a corridor-wide resilience framework to guide future investment across the entire Hudson Line, officials said.