Westside Purple Line Extension, Phase 3: Rail Transit Line

  •  
  • Role: Tunnel Design Lead; Design Build for Contractor
  • Client: STV Inc.
  • Construction Cost: $1.27 Billion
  • Technology: EPBM
  • Geology:  Soft Ground
  • Dimensions: 20.3 ft ID (6.1 m)
  • Length: 2.6 mi (4.2 km)
  • Depth: 50-70 ft (15-21 m)
Project Elements:

  • Twin-bore tunnel in dense urban environment
  • Santa Monica fault – 700 ft wide at 63⁰
  • Undercrossing critical highway and water supply infrastructure
  • Undercrossing Westfield Shopping Mall
  • Multiple segmental lining designs, including regular, fault crossing special, cross passage special
  • Break-in and out of stations
  • Seismic connection between station and tunnel
Client
STV Inc.
Location
Westwood (Los Angeles), CA

Related Projects

Westside Purple Line Extension, Phase 3: Rail Transit Line

Westside Purple Line Extension, Phase 3: Rail Transit Line

Role: Tunnel Design Lead; Design Build for Contractor Client: STV Inc. Construction…
Montreal Airport Station, Transit Terminal for REM

Montreal Airport Station, Transit Terminal for REM

Role: Tunnel, Shaft and Station cavern Design – Precast Concrete Liners, Connections…
Rebecca Trunk Wastewater Main

Rebecca Trunk Wastewater Main

Role: Microtunnel Designer & Construction Inspection/Administration Client: Cole Engineering Construction Cost: $43…