URBAN PASSENGER RAIL Light Rail Transit Designing World-Class Light Rail Transit Systems We are WSP 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 WSP is one of the world's leading engineering Neighbourhoods that were once filled with smoke their services in order to respond to the increased professional services consulting firms. We are stacks and factories are now gentrifying to welcome demand. New public transit options are essential. dedicated to our local communities and young professionals with their burgeoning families propelled by international brainpower. We and empty nesters who want to enjoy the benefits Light Rail Transit (LRT) offers key advantages are technical experts and strategic advisors of their city. These urbanites do not glorify big that have led to its resurgence in recent decades. including engineers, technicians, scientists, green front lawns with their requisite hours of It offers a lower price point compared to metros, architects, planners, surveyors and environmental mowing and two-car garages, preferring instead which require extensive tunnelling. Many cities specialists, as well as other design, program and shorter commute times, access to restaurants, are also embracing the romance of yesteryear construction management professionals. We museums and shopping, and freedom from the that comes with the renaissance of tramway design lasting solutions in the Property & dependency on cars for transportation. At the same and streetcar systems. New LRT lines help Buildings, Transportation & Infrastructure, time, more people are leaving their rural roots for invigorate neighbourhoods, improving property Environment, Industry, Resources (including cities, in search of better economic opportunities, values, and encouraging new construction. Mining and Oil & Gas) and Power & Energy further contributing to population growth. Their overland transport is also beneficial to sectors as well as project delivery and local businesses situated between stops, who strategic consulting services. With approximately This shift in population centers, the need to connect lose visibility when trains run underground. 42,000 talented people in more than 550 offices newly gentrified neighbourhoods into the transport across 40 countries, we engineer projects that will network, and greater reliance on public transit WSP is proud to present this collection of our help societies grow for lifetimes to come. is changing the way that cities must plan. With work in the domain of light rail transit. Table of Contents Adelaide, Australia Macau, China San Diego, United States Coast to Coast Light Rail, Stage II 6 Macau LRT, Phase I 32 Green Line Extension 55 Mid-Coast Corridor Transit 56 Old Town Trolley Extension 57 Manchester, United Kingdom Baltimore, United States Orange and Blue Lines Rehabilitation 58 Central Line 7 Manchester Metrolink 34 San Francisco, United States Calgary, Canada Maryland, United States SFMTA Central Subway 61 Calgary West Expansion 8 Purple Line 36 San Jose, United States Canberra, Australia New Orleans, United States Tasman West Light Rail 63 Capital Metro 10 New Orleans Streetcar Expansion 39 Seattle, United States Chicago, United States Newark, United States Sound Transit Light Rail 64 Construction Management On-Call Consultant 11 Newark Light Rail Extension 41 Stockholm, Sweden Cincinnati, United States Newcastle, Australia South Tramway 66 Cincinnati Bell Connector 13 Newcastle Light Rail System 42 Tramway City 69 Cleveland, United States Odense, Denmark Sydney, Australia Waterfront Transit Line 14 Odense Tramway 43 CBD and South East Light Rail 70 Light Rail Transit 71 Copenhagen, Denmark Ottawa, Canada Parramatta Light Rail 72 Greater Copenhagen Light Rail 16 Confederation Line 44 Taipei, Taiwan Edinburgh, United Kingdom Perth, Australia Taipei Metro, Neihu Line 74 Edinburgh Tram 19 Inner City Transit 46 Toronto, Canada Gold Coast, Australia Phoenix, United States Agincourt Grade Separation, Sheppard East 75 Eglinton Crosstown 76 Gold Coast Rapid Transit 20 Valley Metro Rail 49 Spadina Subway Extension 79 Helsinki, Finland Portland, United States Turku, Finland Raide-Jokeri Line 23 Interstate MAX 51 Turku Tramway 80 Hudson-Bergen, United States Sacramento, United States Vancouver, Canada Hudson-Bergen System 24 Sacramento South Corridor 52 Canada Line 83 Evergreen Line 84 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Salt Lake City, United States Millennium Line 87 Kuala Lumpur Light Rail, Line III 27 Transit Express (TRAX) 54 About WSP Los Angeles, United States Our People 91 LA Metro Gold Line 28 LA Metro Expo Line, Phase II 31 Adelaide Baltimore Coast to Coast Central Line Line, Stage II © 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 This is the second stage of the South Australia WSP formed part of the Aurecon design team route and 12.9km of single-track route. engineering and inspection services. 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 The schedule for delivery of this project was In December 2004, the MTA completed 2.8km extension of the light rail facility from North services. In addition, WSP played a key role in the southern half of the project, making ambitious because of the state's desire to initiate Terrace in the Adelaide Central Business District to the innovation and safety in design workshops, Location light rail service from downtown Baltimore BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, service for the opening of the new Baltimore the Adelaide Entertainment Centre via a centre-of- to develop the concept design, detailed to Baltimore-Washington International UNITED STATES Orioles baseball stadium in the spring of 1992. The Location road alignment along two six-lane arterial roads. design, and documentation for the project. Airport more reliable and efficient. Light Rail Transit Light ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA Client WSP team received notice-to-proceed on May 18, The project involved refinement of a The final design meets the project objectives and STATE OF MARYLAND MASS TRANSIT 1988, and revenue service began in April 1992. On February 26, 2006, the MTA celebrated Client concept route alignment under the Early the design documentation was prepared within ADMINISTRATION (MTA) + THIESS-DOWNER EDI JOINT VENTURE STATE OF MARYLAND the completion of the Light Rail Double Contractor Involvement model, followed by very tight time frames, allowing the project to In January 2002, construction began on the Track project by reopening the last few Status development of design documentation for be delivered by early 2010 and within budget. Status Double Track Project, which added a second set miles of the line to Hunt Valley. Light Rail Transit Light OPENED IN 2010 the construction phase of the project. OPENED IN 2006 of tracks to eight segments of the light rail line. 6 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 Rail Transit Light 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 9 Canberra Chicago Capital Metro Construction Management On-Call Consultant © 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