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Construction Under Way on Atlanta Streetcar Line By Cindy Riley CEG CORRESPONDENT

After years of planning, the Atlanta streetcar project is finally becoming a reality. Construction is under way on the 2.7 mi. (4.3 km) system that, when complete, will cost close to $100 million. “Actually seeing tracks being laid and sidewalks being rebuilt is thrilling and a major step for the city of Atlanta,” said Tom Weyandt, senior policy advisor of transportation, office of the mayor. “The major federal funding was announced in October 2010, and since then we have been engaged in the final design, contractor selection, real estate and utilities prep work. Now that guideway construction is underway, one can actually get the vision for the final product.” The Atlanta streetcar will be a Siemens S70 vehicle powered by a single overhead trolley wire. In mid-May, 2013 Siemens Inc. delivered two massive traction power substations (TPSS) which will power part of the streetcar. The TPSS is a 750-volt DC power substation that was commissioned, designed and tested by Siemens. Once installed, the substation will send electric current to the catenary system of overhead wires used to supply electricity to the streetcar. The substation allows the overhead wires to pick up electrical current to power the engines. Each power substation is 40 ft. (12.2 m) long, 14.5 ft. (4.4 m) wide, 11 ft. (3.4 m) tall and weighs 80,000 lbs. (36,287.4 kg). While enthusiasm is high for the project, it’s already had its share of challenges, according to Weyandt. “It’s been more complicated than we anticipated. The streetcar is being built in some of the oldest parts of downtown Atlanta connecting the historic Martin Luther King Jr. district and historic Auburn Avenue through the Central Business District to Centennial Olympic Park and back through Fairlie-Poplar. More than 15 different private utilities plus the public water and sewer system have facilities that were impacted to some degree — some rather minor, but others enormously complicated. Some we (URS team photo) didn’t discover until we opened A construction worker places aggregate base for the new streetcar line.

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Crews place concrete for the Atlanta streetcar line.

the street. In addition, we discovered some basements extending under sidewalks which were previously unknown. “Since the utilities were often working in many places at once, this was particularly complicated. Now that guideway construction is underway, I think the traffic control issue is easier. It’s still disruptive, but manageable, since the contractor is in and out of relatively small sections of the alignment fairly quickly. The patience of the folks along the route has clearly been tested, but they have been cooperative and eager to see the project happen,” said Weyandt. As opposed to light rail transit systems that usually run on tracks separated from the roads, streetcars run on rails set into the road surface. Streetcars share the road with private see STREETCAR page 6

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Streetcars Represent Renewal for Historic Transportation STREETCAR from page 1

vehicles, but streetcars are an alternative to traveling by bus or car. They’re designed for a top speed of 35 mph, and run parallel with traffic. The streetcar serves short local routes with frequent stops. The 70 percent lowfloor area will allow Atlanta’s passengers to board and exit quickly, without obstructions. Coordination of the utility construction schedule has been handled through Atlanta’s Public Work Department. The department worked with complicated traffic control because of the network of city streets and the interstate highway that cuts across the eastern loop of the alignment. Utility relocations are nearing completion and nearly all rightsof-way have been obtained. About 3,300 ft. (1,005.8 m) of guideway is currently in place, of roughly 15,000 ft. (4,572 m) total. Curbs are being re-set to dramatically improve the sidewalk environment along the East Loop route. In addition to the streetcar construction the vehicle maintenance facility (VMF) is under construction beneath I-75/85. Four Siemens S70 ultrashort light rail vehicles are completed, and the city expects to have an operator for the streetcar on-board by fall. The Atlanta streetcar will provide missing circulation and direct connectivity to the existing transit services downtown, as well as future commuter rail and regional light rail. Material needed to complete the project includes 15,147 linear ft. (4,617 m) of track, 8,000 cu. yds. (6,116.4 cu m) of guideway concrete and 4,500 cu. yds. ( 3,440.5 cu m) of graded aggregate base, overhead contact system poles 252 each, power cable and conduit for traction power 9,045 route ft. (2,757 m) and 15,147 linear ft. of overhead contact wire. Civil subcontractor C.W. Matthews Contracting Co. Inc. is using Caterpillar equipment that includes an M318 D excavator; a 279D tracked skidsteer with a six-way blade for grading the trench; a 420E with demo tool; a 420E with bucket; a CS56B smooth drum compactor; a 305 mini-excavator with demo tool and bucket; and a 226B skidsteer for general purpose. Atlanta Paving Company, responsible for asphalt milling and paving, is using an asphalt milling machine and asphalt paver for various tasks. Brooks-Berry-Haynie & Associates, the electrical contractor on the job, is handling OCS pole foundations, traffic signals and traction power conduit. Crews are using a hydrovac truck (a Kenworth body with a custom built hydrovac unit built and operated by Badger Daylighting Inc.), a Yanmar mini-excavator and an Altec line truck. In addition, rail subcontractor G.W. Peoples Contracting Co. Inc. is relying on a Prentice 2124 loader truck for picking, load-

ing and unloading rail materials. Other tions. That doesn’t mean that problems can’t struction in downtown Atlanta is a daily conequipment used by the company includes a surface in other areas. cern. Crews must be aware of their busy surPettibone 441 for moving or placing rail, an “Any major construction project has its roundings at all times. Orgothermic thermite weld kit along with a own challenges. Designing and building a “There are residential communities nearGeismar web grinder and Geismar profile linear transportation system like the streetcar by, several historic African-American grinder. The grinder is used to profile ther- results in traversing the city streets with a churches, funeral homes, restaurants and mite welds. GWP is furnishing materials, certain impact to the existing infrastructure bars plus a historic municipal market, a equipment and labor to install nearly 3 mi. and also the need to minimize impacts to res- major public hospital and Georgia State (4.8 kn) of embedded and specialty track. idents and businesses while at the same time University. There’s also the Atlanta This includes ballasting, clips, fasteners, maximizing safety. Merchandise Mart complex, one of the steel ties, turnouts, storage largest in the U.S., plus a main tracks, switches and specialty tourist and conventioneers walking hardware in accordance with route from the hotel district to the standards specified in the Georgia World Congress Center design. and Centennial Olympic Park The streetcar project is a colattractions. Public outreach has laborative public-private partbeen vital to the process and the nership between the city of city and the contractor both had Atlanta, the Atlanta Downtown teams to keep communications Improvement District (ADID), going. Our private sector partner and the Metropolitan Atlanta has been with us every step of the Rapid Transit Authority way and assisted especially in out(MARTA). It was created to reach to the business community.” provide an integrated multiThe streetcar links to the modal, high-quality transit netMARTA heavy rail system at the (URS team photo) work linking communities, The Atlanta streetcar will provide missing circulation and Peachtree Center Station and proimproving mobility, supporting direct connectivity to the existing transit services downtown, vides the last mi. of connectivity to projected growth, promoting as well as future commuter rail and regional light rail. major business, tourist, health and economic development and educational facilities in the downencouraging strategies to develop livable “It’s never an easy process to interrupt, town community. It also provides a new link communities. even on a temporary basis, normal commut- for residents of the area to the regional rail Total project costs are estimated to be ing, pedestrian and traffic patterns. However, system and job opportunities throughout the $98.9 million. This includes all construction by working closely with and under the city’s city and region. The project is the initial segfor the streetcar and VMF, as well as reloca- guidance, we have tried to maintain the nec- ment of a citywide system that eventually tion of the water and sewer system facilities, essary flow of traffic and foot travel. Most of will connect to the Atlanta BeltLine and its two additional locally funded vehicles for the community appears to accept the intru- system of transit, trails, parks and housing future system expansion, plus additional sion of the construction process as a tempo- using a series of old rail corridors surroundgrants for pedestrian and road improvements rary situation leading to an exciting new ing downtown. The BeltLine and Streetcar which went beyond the needs of the basic mode of transit.” systems have been part of city or regional streetcar system. By 2030, it’s projected that downtown plans for over ten years. URS Corporation, headquarted in San Atlanta will experience 5.1 million sq. ft. of Once operational, there will be twelve Francisco, was awarded the design-build retail absorption and an increase of approxi- stops with an average 15-minute frequency. contract. URS, which provides engineering, mately 4.4 million sq. ft. of new office space, Operational costs will reportedly be covered construction and technical services for pub- because of the Atlanta Streetcar. The modern by fare box revenue, advertising, ADID, lic agencies and private sector companies streetcar, an electrically powered vehicle Atlanta car rental and hotel and motel tax in around the world, has been involved in operating on rails in a street lane with other addition to federal funds. streetcar projects nationwide. This includes vehicles, has proven to be a more sustainable “While station area development has been projects in Spokane, Seattle, Charlotte and and viable alternative to buses, with less significant in some places, the problem has Tampa. The firm has joined with Urban noise and fewer emissions. The Atlanta always been the last mile access. The streetEnvironmental Solutions and a number of Streetcar will provide improved connectivi- car is a cost-effective way to add transit in a minority or disadvantaged business enter- ty between existing MARTA heavy rail, dense urban area compared to heavy rail prises based in the Atlanta area for its latest express bus services, planned light rail and transit,” said Weyandt. “In addition, the venture. locations not well served by other transit fixed guideway nature of the facility is like“The Atlanta streetcar project represents options. ly to have a positive impact on further both a new mode of transportation for In February 2012, Atlanta Mayor Kasim encouraging and shaping development in Atlanta and a renewal of what was an his- Reed hosted U.S. Transportation Secretary targeted neighborhoods.” toric transportation system in the city,” said Ray LaHood to kick off construction of the These will be the first streetcars in Atlanta Ed Hrinewski, URS Atlanta streetcar project new streetcar line. Secretary LaHood had since 1949. Streetcars operated in the city director. Adding a significant new element traveled to Atlanta in 2010 to announce more starting with horsecars in 1871, with electric like the streetcar to the existing and historic than $47 million in funding for the streetcar service beginning in the 1880s. Officials urban fabric requires due care and consider- project through the transportation depart- hope to have the current rail transit system in ation.” ment’s second round of Transportation place and fully running by early 2014 (This story also can be found on Hrinewski said heading into the hot sum- Investment Generating Economic Recovery mer months won’t be a major issue for con- (TIGER) grants. 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