URBAN PASSENGER RAIL Light Rail Transit We are WSP WSP is one of the world's leading professional services consulting firms. We are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower. We are technical experts and strategic advisors including engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors and environmental specialists, as well as other design, program and construction management professionals. We design lasting solutions in the Transportation & Infrastructure, Property & Buildings, Environment, Power & Energy, Resources and Industry sectors, as well as offering strategic advisory services. With approximately 49,500 talented people globally, we engineer projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come. Designing World-Class Light Rail Transit Systems Our cities are evolving. The primacy of the suburbs rising ridership, many governments and transit is waning, and urban living has become fashionable. agencies are recognizing the urgency to expand Neighbourhoods that were once filled with smoke their services in order to respond to the increased stacks and factories are now gentrifying to welcome demand. New public transit options are essential. young professionals with their burgeoning families and empty nesters who want to enjoy the benefits Light Rail Transit (LRT) offers key advantages of their city. These urbanites do not glorify big that have led to its resurgence in recent decades. green front lawns with their requisite hours of It offers a lower price point compared to metros, mowing and two-car garages, preferring instead which require extensive tunnelling. Many cities shorter commute times, access to restaurants, are also embracing the romance of yesteryear museums and shopping, and freedom from the that comes with the renaissance of tramway dependency on cars for transportation. At the same and streetcar systems. New LRT lines help time, more people are leaving their rural roots for invigorate neighbourhoods, improving property cities, in search of better economic opportunities, values, and encouraging new construction. further contributing to population growth. Their overland transport is also beneficial to local businesses situated between stops, who This shift in population centers, the need to connect lose visibility when trains run underground. newly gentrified neighbourhoods into the transport network, and greater reliance on public transit WSP is proud to present this collection of our is changing the way that cities must plan. With work in the domain of light rail transit. Table of Contents Adelaide, Australia Lusail City, Qatar San Diego, United States Coast to Coast Light Rail, Stage II 6 Lusail Tram 32 Green Line Extension 57 Mid-Coast Corridor Transit 58 Old Town Trolley Extension 59 Macau, China Baltimore, United States Orange and Blue Lines Rehabilitation 60 Central Line 7 Macau LRT, Phase I 34 San Francisco, United States Calgary, Canada Manchester, United Kingdom SFMTA Central Subway 63 Calgary West Expansion 8 Manchester Metrolink 36 San Jose, United States Canberra, Australia Maryland, United States Tasman West Light Rail 65 Capital Metro 10 Purple Line 38 Seattle, United States Chicago, United States New Orleans, United States Sound Transit Light Rail 66 Construction Management On-Call Consultant 11 New Orleans Streetcar Expansion 41 Stockholm, Sweden Cincinnati, United States Newark, United States South Tramway 68 Cincinnati Bell Connector 13 Newark Light Rail Extension 43 Tramway City 71 Cleveland, United States Newcastle, Australia Sydney, Australia Waterfront Transit Line 14 Newcastle Light Rail System 44 CBD and South East Light Rail 72 Light Rail Transit 73 Copenhagen, Denmark Odense, Denmark Parramatta Light Rail 74 Greater Copenhagen Light Rail 16 Odense Tramway 45 Taipei, Taiwan Edinburgh, United Kingdom Ottawa, Canada Taipei Metro, Neihu Line 76 Edinburgh Tram 19 Confederation Line 46 Toronto, Canada Gold Coast, Australia Perth, Australia Agincourt Grade Separation, Sheppard East 77 Eglinton Crosstown 78 Gold Coast Rapid Transit 20 Inner City Transit 48 Spadina Subway Extension 81 Helsinki, Finland Phoenix, United States Turku, Finland Raide-Jokeri Line 23 Valley Metro Rail 51 Turku Tramway 82 Hudson and Bergen Counties, Portland, United States Vancouver, Canada United States Interstate MAX 53 Canada Line 85 Hudson-Bergen Light Rail 24 Evergreen Line 86 Sacramento, United States Millennium Line 89 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Sacramento South Corridor 54 Kuala Lumpur Light Rail, Line III 27 About WSP Salt Lake City, United States Our People 93 Los Angeles, United States Transit Express (TRAX) 56 LA Metro Gold Line 28 LA Metro Expo Line, Phase II 31 Also see our Metros and Stations Brochures Adelaide Coast to Coast Line, Stage II This is the second stage of the South Australia WSP formed part of the Aurecon design team government’s long-term strategy to extend the and managed the geometric design, traffic light rail from the city to Semaphore. It involved a engineering, pavement design, and environmental 2.8km extension of the light rail facility from North services. In addition, WSP played a key role in Terrace in the Adelaide Central Business District to the innovation and safety in design workshops, the Adelaide Entertainment Centre via a centre-of- to develop the concept design, detailed Location road alignment along two six-lane arterial roads. design, and documentation for the project. ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA The project involved refinement of a The final design meets the project objectives and Client concept route alignment under the Early the design documentation was prepared within THIESS-DOWNER EDI JOINT VENTURE Contractor Involvement model, followed by very tight time frames, allowing the project to Status development of design documentation for be delivered by early 2010 and within budget. Light Rail Transit Light OPENED IN 2010 the construction phase of the project. 6 Baltimore Central Line © 1993 David Sailors WSP led the general engineering consultant joint With both northbound and southbound trains venture responsible for development of the 35km, sharing one track, delays were common and a 24 station Phase I of this LRT system, to provide disabled vehicle or system maintenance could shut service to the city’s central business district. down the line. WSP, in joint venture, provided The project involved 22.5km of doubletrack construction management and construction route and 12.9km of single-track route. engineering and inspection services. The schedule for delivery of this project was In December 2004, the MTA completed the southern half of the project, making ambitious because of the state's desire to initiate Location light rail service from downtown Baltimore BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, service for the opening of the new Baltimore to Baltimore-Washington International UNITED STATES Orioles baseball stadium in the spring of 1992. The Airport more reliable and efficient. Light Rail Transit Light Client WSP team received notice-to-proceed on May 18, STATE OF MARYLAND MASS TRANSIT 1988, and revenue service began in April 1992. On February 26, 2006, the MTA celebrated ADMINISTRATION (MTA) + STATE OF MARYLAND the completion of the Light Rail Double In January 2002, construction began on the Track project by reopening the last few Status Double Track Project, which added a second set miles of the line to Hunt Valley. OPENED IN 2006 of tracks to eight segments of the light rail line. 7 Calgary West Expansion Location CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA The West Light Rapid Transit Extension Project Operating conditions, including rapid temperature consists of an 8.2km addition to the Calgary LRT fluctuations and snowfall accumulations, Client system between 11th Street SW and 73rd Street SW. were all considered in the design. In addition, SNC LAVALIN WSP was a key member of the Design-Build stormwater management modelling was team awarded the contract to design, build, and done to review any potential rainfall events Status OPENED IN 2012 undertake procurement for the project. WSP or hail/snow events that locally could provided the design for the entire civil/structural impact guideway drainage performance. infrastructure (tunnels, trenches, elevated guideway, and roadworks) for this P3 project. Throughout the project, WSP coordinated with all external stakeholders, including the City of STATIONS Included in the scope of work were six passenger Calgary, the LRT Safety Committee, franchise stations (an elevated, an underground, two at- utilities, and environmental agencies. WSP also 6 grade, and two located in trenches), nine traction coordinated the third-party designs and vetted the power substations, a major highway interchange, design with the LRT infrastructure being built. TRACTION POWER SUBSTATIONS two park-and-ride facilities, a four-storey Strong communication and organization skills office building, and the associated roadworks were key ingredients to successfully managing 9 and utilities. WSP designed two station area all coordination with external stakeholders. plans: Westbrook Station, which is Calgary’s PARK-AND-RIDE FACILITIES first underground station, and 45th Street Station, a trench transition station, as Light Rail Transit Light 2 well as all of the traffic signals. 8 Light Rail Transit Light 9 Canberra Capital Metro © 2017 Grahamec As part of its vision to position Canberra as Capital Metro will address many of the key a sustainable and liveable city, the Australian environmental concerns for the city, including