Westside Purple Line Extension, Phase 3: Rail Transit Line

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  • Role: Tunnel Design Lead; Design Build for Contractor
  • Client: STV Inc.
  • Construction Cost: $1.27 Billion
  • Technology: EPBM
  • Geology:  Soft Ground
  • Dimensions: 20.3 ft ID (6.1 m)
  • Length: 2.6 mi (4.2 km)
  • Depth: 50-70 ft (15-21 m)
Project Elements:

  • Twin-bore tunnel in dense urban environment
  • Santa Monica fault – 700 ft wide at 63⁰
  • Undercrossing critical highway and water supply infrastructure
  • Undercrossing Westfield Shopping Mall
  • Multiple segmental lining designs, including regular, fault crossing special, cross passage special
  • Break-in and out of stations
  • Seismic connection between station and tunnel
Client
STV Inc.
Location
Westwood (Los Angeles), CA

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