Railway Track & Structures - September 2008 - (Page 69) to a retention pond at the site where trucks could retrieve it for embankment, compaction and dust control. Even that water was scarce in the summer months. Traffic on the interstate was a big safety concern. Because of traffic flows, builders did not shut down any lanes on I-25 into Santa Fe in the morning or coming out after 3 p.m. Traffic flowed well even with some lanes blocked in the off-peak hours. Phase 2 uses 136-pound RE rail rolled in 80-foot sticks and ribbon welded on site into 1,600-ft strings by Ribbon Weld. The job was awarded August10, 2007. Ground was broken in September 2007. The system is scheduled to begin carrying passengers in midDecember 2008. source needed to be pumped two miles through a temporarily-installed pipeline New Mexico Rail Runner Express Phase 2 Facts Moving two million cubic yards of excavation. Long bridge spans (up to 128 feet) to cut down the number of piers. Six Load Transfer Structure slabs used standardized pile types (HB14x89). Four-girder composite deck section, one span with five girders over the roadway at Highway 599. Deck reinforcing received epoxy coating per state specifications; Epoxy-coated reinforcing was also under the bridges in the splash zone. HNTB bridge analysis programs were used for structural modeling and pier design. Linear schedule, with different parts going on at the same time. Modern Track Machinery, Inc 1415 Davis Road Elgin, IL 60123 USA 847-697-7510 Modern Track Machinery, LTD 5926 Shawson Drive Mississauga, Ontario Canada L4W 3W5 905-564-1211 Visit us on the web: www.geismar.com Railway Track & Structures September 2008 69 www.rtands.com http://www.rtands.com
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