New York City is expected to advance plans Wednesday for a sputtering $2.7 billion project to build a streetcar connecting Queens and Brooklyn.

Members of the executive committee of the city’s Economic Development Corp. are expected to approve a contract for a consultant to oversee the streetcar’s environmental review at a Wednesday morning meeting, according to an agenda reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.

The agenda states that the contract will be awarded to VHB, a land-use and planning consultant, for up to $7.2 million.

Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen said in an interview Tuesday that the contract award, which she expects to be approved, shows that the city is serious about the project, known as the Brooklyn Queens Connector.

The streetcar has stumbled since it was unveiled by city officials in 2016.