ALAMEDA WORK READY TO BEGIN

Work on the centerpiece of a $2.4-billion, 20-mi (32-km) long rail route connecting the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to the U.S. freight rail network is ready to switch into high gear. On October 14, 1998, the Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority approved a $712-million design-build contract for the corridor's biggest single contract: a 10-mi (16-km) long, 30-ft (9-m) deep trench. Challenges include more than 600 utility lines that must be protected, abandoned, or relocated. In addition, the construction team must contend with tight easements throughout the alignment and groundwater on the southern part of the trench. The budget includes a $200-million contingency for unknown construction conditions.

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  McGraw-Hill, Incorporated

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• Publication Date: 1998-10-26

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 25
• Serial:
  • ENR
  • Volume: 241
  • Issue Number: 16
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0891-9526

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction projects; Easements; Freight trains; Freight transportation; Groundwater; Ports; Public utilities; Railroads; Trenches
• Identifier Terms: Alameda Corridor
• Uncontrolled Terms: Utilities
• Geographic Terms: Long Beach (California); Los Angeles (California)
• Subject Areas: Construction; Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00756684
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 19 1998 12:00AM