NYC awards AECOM-Hill JV contract to manage $8.7B Rikers replacement | Construction Dive

Complaints about conditions and abuses at the 85-year-old Rikers Island jail led Mayor Bill de Blasio to announce its closing and start planning for a replacement in April 2017. Inmates under the age of 18 have already been moved from Rikers to a juvenile facility in the Bronx, and the entire facility is expected to close in 2027. Read more.