South Coast Rail Commuter Rail Expansion

Rail/Transit, Rail
Bid Build
Middleboro to New Bedford, MA
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

The Middlesex Corporation is the lead on a joint venture with Tutor Perini Construction, and selected to build the South Coast Rail, Middleboro Secondary & New Bedford Main Line (MS/NBML) Commuter Rail Expansion (Phase I).

Scope involves four major elements: (1) the construction of approximately 25 miles of new trackway along the existing Middleborough Secondary and New Bedford Main Line Right-of-Way from Middleborough to New Bedford, (2) the construction of four commuter rail passenger stations, (3) the construction of an end of the line layover facility, and (4) the construction of South Coast Rail program-wide signals and communications systems.

By the Numbers

25 MI
New Track

4
Commuter Rail Passenger Stations

11
Grade Crossings

10
Culverts

210
Peak Workforce

$404M
Project Value

Scope of Work
  • End of the line layover facility
  • System installation
  • Positive train control
  • Program-wide signals and communications systems
  • Electrical Signal/Systems/PTC
  • Track work
  • Stations and VMF
  • Civil Work / Drainage / Culverts
  • Retaining Walls
Unique Challenges
  • Working on active commuter and freight lines
  • 38-month duration