Digging it: Reno Builds a Depressed Rail Trench Through Downtown

摘要

A depressed rail trench similar to the Alameda Corridor is under construction in downtown Reno. The 264.8 million dollars, 2.25-mile-long project, called ReTRAC (Reno Transportation Rail Access Corridor), is expected to greatly relieve traffic congestion. The 50-month undertaking will create a 33-ft-deep, 54-ft.-wide rail trench between West Second and Sutro streets, with n at-grade bridge crossings. Granite Construction Co. Inc., Watsonville, Calif, is the design-build general contractor with Parsons Transportation Group, Pasadena, Calif., as its engineer. Construction costs are 171 million dollars. Pasadena, Calif.-based Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. is reTRAC's project manager, a contract worth 8.8 million dollars. After design and right-of-way, major construction began on January 4, 2004.