WASHINGTON METRO: OUR NATIONAL MODEL

The first segment of Washington, D.C.'s rapid transit railway is now open. It has helped open federal eyes to the underlying cause of cost overruns--contract terms. The 96-mi (155-km) overall system features a host of engineering innovations, and these are the main focal points. Featured are aerial structures, tunneling, stations, system operation, and materials.

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  American Society of Civil Engineers

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• Authors:
  • O'Neil, R S
  • Fairhead, E A
• Publication Date: 1976-9

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 70-76
• Serial:
  • Civil Engineering
  • Volume: 46
  • Issue Number: 9
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0885-7024
  • Serial URL: http://www.pubs.asce.org/ceonline/newce/html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction; Construction projects; Cost estimating; Elevated structures; Estimates; Rail transit stations; Rapid transit; Subways; Tunneling
• Identifier Terms: Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
• Old TRIS Terms: Subway construction
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00142936
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: American Society of Civil Engineers
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 15 1982 12:00AM