Pittsburgh Light Rail

Lea+Elliott assisted in the design of a rail transit extension for the Port Authority of Allegheny County in Pittsburgh, PA. The extension provides transit service from Gateway Station to the North Shore via an underwater tunnel and includes a spur line from Steel Plaza Station to the David Lawrence Convention Center. Lea+Elliott engineered signal, communications and fare collection systems and analyzed procurement alternatives.

Lea+Elliott was a key participant in the Preliminary Engineering/Final Environmental Impact Statement phase of a light rail transit extension for the Port Authority. Following the completion of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement phase and the consideration of public comments, the Port Authority's Board of Directors adopted the Gateway Alternative as the option to pursue for the North Connector project. The Gateway Alternative includes an extension of the downtown light rail system from Gateway Station to the North Shore via an underwater tunnel to a terminus point east of the West End Bridge. This alternative also includes a spur line from Steel Plaza Station to the new David Lawrence Convention Center.

Lea+Elliott's scope for this phase of the project was the Preliminary Engineering of signal, communications and fare collection systems and operations control center modifications to the 30 percent design level. Further, Lea+Elliott prepared a report addressing alternate procurement methods and how they would apply to the project.

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