We were retained to protect the safety of MNR’s passengers by providing rock slope engineering services for all of MNR’s rock slopes along the New York state portions of the Harlem, Hudson, New Haven, and Port Jervis rail lines. This includes over 260 rock slopes throughout the Bronx, Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Orange, and Rockland counties.
Our overall approach to this concern focused on evaluating rock slope conditions with respect to the safe passage of passengers and crew, along with railroad equipment. We were charged with designing cost-effective rock slope remediation measures that could be implemented within the tight constraints of an operating railroad, and confirming that the remediation measures are implemented in accordance with the design intent.
The Solutions Unearthed
- Our role includes annual inspections and vulnerability ratings for more than 260 rock slopes and providing recommendations for their remediation.
- Our remediation work includes the use of scaling, rock bolts, cable mesh, rock fence, buttressing, and shotcrete and preparation of complete construction documents for third-party contractor work.
- We are providing technical assistance during construction including bid assistance, RFI and submittal reviews, scaling overview, rock bolt layout, rock bolt installation inspections, and rock bolt testing review at 18 separate project sites.
- This contract also includes emergency design remediation support on an as-needed basis.
Client: Metro North Commuter Railroad
