Mission Valley West Light Rail Transit
Location: San Diego, CA
FCI Constructors, Inc. Southern Division constructed a 3.2-mile section of the San Diego Light Rail Transit that links Old Town with Qualcomm Stadium for the Metropolitan Transit Development Board. This $62.4 million project blended traditional bridgework with light rail track and catenary systems. The 30-month schedule was critical; all work had to be completed, so the transit line could open for the 1998 Super Bowl, held at Qualcomm Stadium. Project was completed ahead of schedule.
Project Features:
- 3.2 miles of new light rail trackwork with 1.5 miles of elevated track, traction power and catenary systems
- 3 trolley stations - two at-grade and one elevated. The elevated station includes an at-grade bus station and an elevated LRT station, complete with an elevator and two pedestrian bridges that allow access to the upper station
- 3 prestressed cast-in-place structures carry the line through environmentally sensitive areas, over a major freeway, and an adjacent 20-acre wetland
- Structures work included over one mile of cast-in-place, prestressed bridges; reinforced concrete retaining walls, mechanically stabilized retaining walls, and pedestrian structures
- 1200-foot tunnel to encase the 78-inch sewer line that runs through the site; tunnel preserves an archaeologically sensitive area containing Native American artifacts
- Significant roadway reconstruction and utility work, including a $5 million sewer relocation
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