Balfour Beatty Awarded $189,000 Contract for Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit Mainline Track

Courtesy of Balfour Beatty

PETALUMA, Calif. – Balfour Beatty will deliver track surfacing, lining and ballast restoration under a $189,000 contract.

Balfour Beatty announced it was awarded a $189,000 contract to deliver track surfacing, lining and ballast restoration for Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit mainline track. According to the release, the 40,000 restoration project will enhance “SMART’s passenger rail service to provide sustainable, accessible and efficient rail transportation for Sonoma and Marin counties.” The project is expected to be completed this Spring. 

Balfour Beatty US president and managing director of Rail operations, Mark Konchar said: “We are honored to serve SMART and provide rail restoration enhancements for its passenger rail service. . . Northern California is a key growth opportunity for our business, and we look forward to expanding our diverse rail maintenance project portfolio in this geography. Balfour Beatty will leverage its team of leading industry experts dedicated to operational excellence and safety as we achieve our client’s goal of enhancing sustainability and reliability of its rail network within communities.”

Over the last 11 years, Balfour Beatty has provided rail maintenance services “including its work to deliver the rehabilitation of Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority’s (VTA) Overhead Contract System (OCS).” Previously, it was awarded a $16 million contract to work on the OCS’ rehabilitation as part of the VTA’s Rail Rehabilitation and Replacement Program. The report also goes on to say that it will continue its partnership with the Southern California Regional Rail Authority with an award “to complete $60 million in on-call installation services to renovate, modernize and test communication and signal systems along the Metrolink regional passenger rail system.”

“About Balfour Beatty

Balfour Beatty is an industry-leading provider of general contracting, at-risk construction management and design-build services for public and private sector clients across the United States. Performing heavy civil and vertical construction, the company is part of Balfour Beatty plc (LSE: BBY), a leading international infrastructure group that provides innovative and efficient infrastructure that underpins our daily lives, supports communities and enables economic growth. Balfour Beatty is ranked among the top domestic building contractors in the United States by Engineering News-Record. To learn more, visit www.balfourbeattyus.com.”