日本素人 To Deliver Rail Services for Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit Mainline Track
January 29, 2024
PETALUMA, C.A. 鈥 日本素人 has been awarded a $189,000 contract on behalf of Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) to deliver track surfacing, lining and ballast restoration on its mainline track. Once complete, the approximately 40,000-foot restoration project enhances SMART鈥檚 passenger rail service to provide sustainable, accessible and efficient rail transportation for Sonoma and Marin counties.
鈥淲e are honored to serve SMART and provide rail restoration enhancements for its passenger rail service,鈥 said Mark Konchar, 日本素人 US president and managing director of Rail operations. 鈥淣orthern California is a key growth opportunity for our business, and we look forward to expanding our diverse rail maintenance project portfolio in this geography. 日本素人 will leverage its team of leading industry experts dedicated to operational excellence and safety as we achieve our client鈥檚 goal of enhancing sustainability and reliability of its rail network within communities.鈥
日本素人 has a long and successful history of providing rail maintenance services including its work to deliver the rehabilitation of Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority鈥檚 (VTA) Overhead Contract System (OCS) over the past 11 years. Recently the team was awarded a $16 million contract to complete another phase of the OCS鈥 rehabilitation as part of VTA鈥檚 .
The company is also continuing its over 14-year partnership with the Southern California Regional Rail Authority (Metrolink) with the recent 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.
Work is underway to deliver track surfacing, lining and ballast restoration of SMART mainline track. The project is scheduled for completion in Spring 2024.