Rocla to build Florida facility to serve FEC, All Aboard Florida

Written by Jenifer Nunez, assistant editor

Rocla Concrete Tie, Inc., supplier of pre-stressed concrete ties, has entered in to a long-term supply agreement with All Aboard Florida and Florida East Coast Railway (FEC), which will require the construction of a new facility in Ft. Pierce, Fla.

 

The new plant will supply ties to FEC, the All Aboard Florida project, as well as other transit agencies and railroads throughout the Southeast United States. It will be located along the existing FEC mainline in Fort Pierce. Rocla said this location was chosen because Fort Pierce is the midway point between the hubs of Orlando to the north and Miami to the south, making it the ideal point to manufacture and deliver ties to all of Florida’s growing rail operations.

“Rocla is excited to be part of this unique partnership between FEC and All Aboard Florida,” said Vice President of Business Development Brett Urquhart. “The immediate need for concrete ties by the All Aboard Florida passenger rail project helped justify this investment, which will allow us to be an ongoing supplier to any other capital projects of All Aboard Florida and FEC, as well as use the FEC network to reach other customers in the future. Building a new plant in Fort Pierce not only allows us to bring better value products to our key customers, but it will bring 42 full-time, well-paying jobs as well as tax revenue to the city.”

Construction on the new facility in Ft. Pierce will begin immediately and the production of concrete ties will start in early 2016.

 

 

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