Welcome to a Presentation on

Main Line Second TrackPresented By

Ashok J. Nayee John C. Deerkoski, P.E.New Jersey Transit Parsons Brinckerhoff

About NJ TRANSIT Covering Service Area of 5,325

square miles, Linking NJ, NY & Philadelphia

Nation’s Third Largest Provider of Bus, Rail and Light Rail Transit

Fleet of 2,025 Buses, 614 Trains and 45 Light Rail Vehicles

Serves 380,000 Customers Daily Provides 224 million Passenger

Trips/Yr

NJ TRANSIT’s Main Line Second Track

BACKGROUNDIn anticipation of increased services on both the Main Line (ML) and Pascack Valley Line (PVL) in support of the Secaucus Transfer Station, several initiatives were recommended to alleviate existing constraints on these two lines

NJ TRANSIT’s Main Line Second Track

Main/Pascack Valley Line R-O-W Improvement Project

Main Line Main Line Second

Track Suffern Yard

Expansion WC, WJ & West

Secaucus Interlocking Improvements

Pascack Valley Line Freight and Primary

Sidings Secondary Sidings

NJ TRANSIT’s Main Line Second Track

Project FundingContract Fundin

g*Estimate

Main Line 2nd Track $ 30M 100%Suffern Yard $ 5.5M 100%West Secaucus HSTO $ 2.2M 100%Long & Primary Sidings

$ 13.1M

30%

Secondary Sidings $ 9.5M 30% WC and WJ Improvements

$ 3.4M Conceptual

Total $ 63.7M

* Subject to Change

NJ TRANSIT’s Main Line Second Track

PROJECT BENEFITS Eliminate Single Track

Territory Eliminate Flooding Increase Train Capacity Additional Reverse Traffic

Operation Operational Flexibility

NJ TRANSIT’s Main Line Second Track

MAIN LINE SECOND TRACK Install Second Track from

Paterson Junction to XW Interlocking

Reconstruct the Hazel Street Overpass (Improved Clearance)

Erect single-track thru-girder bridges at Main Street and Getty Avenue

Construct embankment retaining structures

Extensive drainage improvements

NJ TRANSIT’s Main Line Second Track

10,000 LF of New Tracks 3,300 Concrete Ties Continuously-Welded Rail (CWR) - 136

RE Retirement of two existing interlockings

TRACKWORK

NJ TRANSIT’s Main Line Second Track

Track Section Removal Twin 2’ x 3’ Box Culvert for Installation of 2’ x 3’ Culvert (Night Operation) – May 2001

TRACKWORK (Night Work)

NJ TRANSIT’s Main Line Second Track

TRACKWORK (Night Work)

Final Tamping of Track Section

Installation of 2’ x 3’ Culvert

Design of Line Structures

Existing Tracks

AddSecondTrack

Construct 2 New Thru-Girder Bridges

Widen Hazel St. Bridge

Fill Section

LevelCut

Section

Soil Socketed Tied Wall

Rock Socketed Tied WallRock Socketed Tied Wall

Project Challenges Difficult Access Variable Subsurface Conditions

Proximity of Residential and Commercial Properties

Utility Coordination

Design Philosophy Minimize Delays & Claims Contractor Design Temporary

Structures Provide Criteria, Requirements

& Qualifications in Specs Identify Unknowns

Solve Prior to Fabrication & Field Work

Allow for Changed Conditions Respond Quickly

Difficult Site Access

Hazel St. Bridge

Insufficient Horizontal Clearance

Insufficient Drainage

Hazel St. Bridge Maintain 2 Lanes Traffic & Sidewalk

Hazel St. Bridge

Hazel St. Bridge

Hazel St. Bridge

Widen New Bridge – Provide Temporary Support

Hazel Street

Hazel St. Bridge

Hazel St. Bridge

Hazel St. Bridge

Utilize Sidewalk

Temporary Bridge

Hazel St. Bridge

New Bridge 6 Feet Wider

Hazel St. Bridge

Hazel St. Bridge

Retaining Walls Considered 4 Types Chose H-Pile Walls with Cast in Place Face No Temp. Excavation Support Provided Access Road Minimize Rock Excavation One Type of Equipment to

Install Quite Construction Method

Project Unknowns Exact Location of Rock Line

Exact Location/Alignment of Brick Sewer

Retaining WallsCut Section – Rock Socket

Retaining WallsCut Section – Rock Socket

Retaining WallsCantilevered Rock Socket

Retaining WallsCantilevered Rock Socket

Retaining WallsFill Section – Tied Rock Socket

Retaining WallsFill Section – Tied Rock

Socket

Retaining WallsFill Section – Tied Soil Socket

Retaining WallsFill Section – Tied Back

Retaining WallsFill Section – Tied Back

Retaining Walls

Relieving Platform Over Sewer

Relieving PlatformKeep Train & Fill Loads Off of Sewer

Relieving Platform

Unique Features Construction Phase Test Borings

Hand Examination and Survey Alignment of Sewer

Thru-Girder Bridges Main St. & Getty Ave.

Thru-Girder Bridges Main St. & Getty Ave.

Thru-Girder Bridges Main St. & Getty Ave.

Thru-Girder Bridges Main St. & Getty Ave.

Thru-Girder Bridges Main St. & Getty Ave.

Thru-Girder Bridges Main St. & Getty Ave.

Project Results Completed 4 Months Ahead of Schedule

Final Cost 2% Below Bid Price Zero Change Orders Related to Original Design

No Claims Partnering

NJ TRANSIT’s Main Line Second Track

QUESTIONS?

Project TeamNew Jersey Transit – OwnerParsons Brinckerhoff – Prime

Consultant Yu & Associates, P.C. – Geotech

Subconsultant Bell Environmental – Environmental

Subconsultant Amy S. Green – Wetlands Subconsultant Medina Consultants – Survey

SubconsultantGeorge Harms Construction Company –

General Contractor