This is the second largest contract awarded in the Metropolitan Area at $1,144,955,900, for New York City Transit/MTA Capital Construction. Work is being performed by S3 II Tunnel Constructors, a Joint Venture, consisting of managing partner, J. F. Shea Construction Inc., and partners Skanska Civil USA Northeast and Schiavone.

This contract consists of constructing two 22 foot diameter tunnels, approximately 6,000 feet each in length, excavated utilizing two (2) double-shielded tunnel boring machines and lined with pre-cast concrete segmental liners; starter and tail tunnels approximately 380 feet in length, excavated using conventional mining methods and lined with cast-in-place concrete, and three (3) shafts over 100 feet deep. Schiavone personnel will be directly involved in the overall management of the entire project and field personnel will mainly focus on the mining and constructing of the 34th Street Station cavern structure approximately 1,200 feet long x 66 feet wide and 66 feet high.