Metro and the city of Alexandria have selected a contracting team to build the Potomac Yard Metro station, with an anticipated opening of late 2021 or early 2022.
Potomac Yard Constructors, a joint venture of Halmar International and Schiavone Construction Co., have won the $213.7 million contract, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and Alexandria announced Monday. Both companies are “well-established subsidiaries of global construction companies,” according to a release.
The $320 million station, serving the Blue and Yellow lines, is the driving force behind the redevelopment of the Potomac Yard area, dominated by 7.5 million-square-foot overhaul of Potomac Yard Center.
“For more than 40 years, our community has explored and worked towards the possibility of adding a Metro station in Potomac Yard,” City Manager Mark Jinks said in a release. “The selection of a contractor brings us one major step closer to making this long-standing goal a reality.”
The station’s budget was hiked from $268 million in April, shortly before it was publicly revealed that Alexandria and Metro had cut the southern station entrance and south mezzanine from the project to keep the price tag in check.