FlatironDragados, Herzog JV to start $414M Virginia rail job

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A FlatironDragados and Herzog workforce is ready to interrupt floor this month on the $414 million Franconia-Springfield Bypass, per a July 17 launch from Broomfield, Colorado-based FlatironDragados. 

The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority’s challenge will enable passenger and freight trains to maneuver extra safely and effectively by probably the most congested rail corridors in Virginia, between Fredericksburg and Washington, D.C., per the discharge. The three way partnership will construct roughly 1.4 miles of passenger railroad monitor, together with a 0.6-mile-long rail flyover bypass bridge over the present CSX freight tracks in Springfield, Virginia.

The bypass will cross over two mainline freight tracks so passenger trains can attain the VRE Franconia-Springfield station without delay and circumvent the present bottleneck with freight site visitors, in response to FlatironDragados’ challenge web site. It will be the second such structure within the U.S., Railway Know-how reported, and current tracks shall be shifted to accommodate the brand new development.

The development supervisor/normal contractor challenge scope contains retaining partitions, in depth website grading and drainage enhancements, per the challenge web site. Different businesses concerned within the challenge are CSX Transportation, Amtrak, Virginia Railway Categorical, the Washington Metropolitan Space Transit Authority and Northern Virginia Transportation Authority.

“This challenge will present safer, extra environment friendly rail service by decreasing congestion and bettering reliability,” mentioned FlatironDragados Government Vice President Jim Schneiderman within the launch. “As development begins, our workforce will proceed to collaborate with VPRA and different stakeholders to establish progressive options to challenges as we remodel rail infrastructure on this key market.” 

St Joseph, Missouri-based Herzog has been conducting utility relocations and different proconstruction work since final 12 months in a reside monitor setting round greater than 70 daily CSXT and Amtrak trains, in response to the agency’s challenge webpage. 

Per FlatironDragados, the challenge goals to guard delicate wetland and wildlife and decrease group impacts by utilizing:

• A beam launcher system to erect bridge metal girders.
• Intensive logistical planning to haul greater than 400,000 cubic yards of earthworks.
• Dewatering schemes inside a confined alignment.
• Undercutting to realize ample subgrade situations.
• Underground drainage detention programs and jack and bore culverts to allow a streamlined website drainage system.

The project is being funded by federal, state and native contributions, in response to the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority. VPRA, Amtrak and the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority have every dedicated funding for varied phases of the challenge.

Building work is ready to start this month, with completion slated for 2029.