Cameras and Sensors Will Patrol New York Rail, Bridges
The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority has awarded a $212-million security contract to a team led by Lockheed Martin to harden its subway and commuter rail facilities against terrorist acts. Officials believe other agencies nationwide may follow suit although transit security funding remains an unsolved problem.
The team includes local firms Slattery Skanska USA Civil Inc. and SYSTRA Engineering. It will install some 1,000 cameras, 3,000 sensors and related infrastructure at "priority locations," says Mysore Nagaraja, president of MTA Capital Construction. These include MTA-operated bridges and vehicular tunnels as well as transit sites.