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DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE WEEHAWKEN TUNNEL AND BERGENLINE AVENUE STATION FOR THE HUDSON-BERGEN LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM
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00972171

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/00978515

Abstract:

The existing 9.5 mi (15.2 km) long Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Transit (LRT) System in Northern New Jersey is being expanded. This 6-mi (9.5-km) expansion includes 4,100 ft (1,250 m) through an existing railroad tunnel. The Weehawken Tunnel was built in 1881-1883 by the New York West Shore and Buffalo Railroad (NYWS&B) to provide a rail connection from west of the Palisades Ridge to the Hudson River Waterfront in Weehawken, New Jersey. The engineering task was to provide an LRT alignment within the rock tunnel along with a mid-tunnel LRT station. The station is located approximately 160 ft (49 m) beneath the cities of Weehawken, West New York, Union City, and North Bergen Township. The existing tunnel needed to be enlarged by blasting methods to accommodate the two-track light rail trackway and station platform. This paper discusses the building of the original tunnel; the engineering design relative to the new tunnel configuration and mid-tunnel station; and the construction work done to date.

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Report/Paper Numbers:

E-C058

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Berliner, H L
Campo, D W
Dickerson, C N
Mack, G

Pagination:

p. 389-406

Publication Date:

2003-11

Serial:

Transportation Research Circular

Issue Number: E-C058
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0097-8515

Conference:

Experience, Economics, and Evolution--From Starter Lines to Growing Systems. 9th National Light Rail Transit Conference

Location: Portland, Oregon
Date: 2003-11-16 to 2003-11-18
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board, and American Public Transportation Association

Features:

Figures (2)

Identifier Terms:

Hudson-Bergen Light Rail

Uncontrolled Terms:

Underground blasting

Subject Areas:

Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Highways; Public Transportation

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Apr 6 2004 12:00AM