RAIL TRANSIT SHOEHORNED INTO CONGESTED URBAN SITE

Construction of a complex, 3.2-mile subway extension located mostly in Cambridge, Mass., that involves construction immediately adjacent to both a major university and operating rail lines, and at a terminal site plagued by poor soil is reported. The new station designed contains two rail tunnels and two bus tunnels, each at a different level.

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  McGraw-Hill, Incorporated

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• Publication Date: 1982-5-6

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 22
• Serial:
  • Engineering News-Record
  • Volume: 208
  • Issue Number: 18
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0891-9526

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: City planning; Construction; Line extensions (Rail transit); Management; Railroad facilities; Railroad stations; Railroad transportation; Railroads; Soils; Subway stations; Subways; Transportation; Tunneling; Tunnels
• Identifier Terms: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
• Uncontrolled Terms: Soil conditions
• Old TRIS Terms: Subway construction; Wayside
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Bridges and other structures; Construction; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00367788
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 30 1982 12:00AM