TKDA was commissioned by the BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) to evaluate the feasibility and provide design and construction management for an overpass providing two-way truck and trailer traffic over the 26th Street and mainline tracks dividing the BNSF Hobart Yard in the City of Vernon.
The structure connects Lot 1 and Lot 8 of the Hobart Yard, so BNSF trailer traffic does not need to cross over mainline tracks or onto the city street in order to access different portions of the rail yard. TKDA prepared the 26th Street Grade Separation Feasibility Study Report, prepared civil site plans and associated contract specifications for the preliminary and final 26th Street grade separation design. TKDA also provided daily construction management, field observation/inspection and contractor/designer coordination.