AECOM to build Rikers Island replacement facilities across New York's boroughs


A joint venture led by global architecture and infrastructure firm AECOM has been awarded a $107.4 million contract by the New York City Department of Design and Construction (DDC) for the development of four new correctional facilities set to replace the existing Rikers Island jail complex.

AECOM will lead the project as part of a joint venture with Philadelphia-based construction management firm Hill International.

The new correctional facilities will be located on sites scattered across the city, with Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx each set to receive a new jail.

In a press release announcing their selection, AECOM writes, "new, state-of-the-art, borough-based facilities will enable New York City to make considerable improvements for people in detention, their visiting families and NYC Department of Correction employees. Each new facility will integrate health, educational and re-entry programs, as well as community space."

The team selection follows the 2017 decisio...

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