Public Transportation

St. Louis Rail Project
Preliminary Engineering
St. Louis, MO / Metro East area, IL

Hurst-Rosche served as a member of the project management team for collection of data necessary to complete various technical reports at the preliminary engineering phase of the MetroLink project. Staff members inspected existing structures along the full length of the alignment and summarized existing conditions relative to structural condition and adequacy, and clearance for proposed light rail traffic. Included were highway/railway bridges and culverts, the historic Eads Bridge and its east approach. The Washington/Eighth Street railroad tunnel was inspected for structural integrity, clearances were measured, and a detailed summary report was prepared. Preliminary plans and profile drawings were developed for trackwork; preliminary park-n-ride layouts were developed; conceptual structure plans were drawn; quantities were generated; and estimates of construction costs were completed.

St. Louis Rail Project (MetroLink)
Final Design and Construction
Project Management Services
St. Louis, MO / Metro East area, IL

Hurst-Rosche served as a member of the project management team during the final design/construction phase of MetroLink.

Field survey personnel provided horizontal and vertical control monumentation for later reference by other designers and contractors. They also completed property surveys for all railroad, state and city highway owned parcels, as well as property under private ownership. Geotechnical personnel logged field drilling results and generated project boring logs for incorporation into geotechnical reports.

Hurst-Rosche developed exhibits for submittal to state and local agencies, completed permit applications, and then acted as liaison with those groups. Attended city council meetings, public hearings, and made presentations to appropriate leaders, governing bodies, and citizens' groups.

Our staff developed preliminary plans and profiles for the East St. Louis alignment as it was finally developed, generated cost comparisons of alternate East St. Louis alignments, assisted Bi-State in presenting alternatives to appropriate leaders and governing agencies, and assisted in obtaining approval from city committees and commissioners.

Hurst-Rosche assisted in the development of final design criteria documents for various MetroLink components, and generated design directives, including one defining the model light rail vehicle loads to be used in the design of all bridges and other structures on the project.