Granite JV to Build $61M El Paso Streetcar Infrastructure Project

EL PASO, TEXAS — The Camino Real Regional Mobility Authority has awarded a $61 million transit contract to Paso del Norte Trackworks, a joint venture of Granite Construction Co. and RailWorks Track Systems Inc. The joint-venture team will be responsible for the construction of a new electric streetcar system linking the Mexican border, El Paso downtown business district, local hospitals, residential districts and the University of Texas El Paso. The work includes 4.8 miles of track, 27 streetcar stops, related street improvements, underground drainage, water and sewer improvements, two bridge modifications and a vehicle maintenance and storage facility near the existing Sun Metro Downtown Transfer Center. The Texas Department of Transportation is funding the project. Construction is scheduled to begin in December and will take approximately two years to complete.