THE JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AIRTRAIN JFK TERMINAL AT JAMAICA, QUEENS, NYC

The AirTrain JFK light rail system, which services JFK International Airport, has a major mass transit connection at the existing Long Island Railroad (LIRR) Station in Jamaica, Queens. Constructing the new transit center adjacent to and above the operating LIRR station presented many challenges. Connection to the New York City Transit's (NYCTA) subway system and construction of a basement for the new transit center building required deep excavations adjacent to operating tracks. These excavations had to be accomplished in very confined work areas and executed without excessive lateral deflection. The AirTrain JFK transit center Mezzanine Bridge was constructed over 12 operating rail tracks. It is supported on relatively high capacity mini-piles drilled through the existing station platforms. Existing 100-year old, precast concrete piles were re-used to support reconstructed platforms and historically restored platform canopies. The main transportation building, which will ultimately be a seventeen-story mixed used office building, is founded on 1,900 kN (210 Ton) Taper Tube piling.

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• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

  Geo Institute, 1801 Alexander Bell Drive
  Reston, VA  United States  20191-4400
• Authors:
  • Sandiford, R E
  • Brusey, W
  • Law, S
  • Sheth, R
• Conference:
  • Geotechnical Engineering for Transportation Projects, Geo-Trans 2004
  • Location: Los Angeles, California
  • Date: 2004-7-27 to 2004-7-31
• Publication Date: 2004

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: 11 p.
• Serial:
  • ASCE Geotechnical Special Publication
  • Issue Number: 126
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Excavation; Light rail transit; Mass; Pile driving; Public transit; Rail transit; Railroad stations; Railroad tracks; Subways; Transit centers
• Geographic Terms: New York (New York); New York Metropolitan Area
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00987944
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0784407444
• Report/Paper Numbers: Volume 1
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 21 2005 12:00AM