Joining forces
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This article describes the Transportation Expansion Project, or T-REX, undertaken by the Denver city government. The project envisages reconstructing of the I25/I-225 interchange transportation corridor, which is aging and congested. The $1.67-billion project combines highway improvements with the construction of a light-rail line in a single design/build structure.
Publication Name: Civil Engineering
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0885-7024
Year: 2003
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Seattle light-rail construction begins
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The Sound Transit, the mass transit agency, has begun its light-rail construction on a longer, north-south system in Seattle that links communities all the way from the city's northern suburbs to Sea-Tac International Airport. The partially underground line includes one of the deepest stations ever to be excavated in soil in North America.
Publication Name: Civil Engineering
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0885-7024
Year: 2004
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Rapid expansion
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The article discusses Dallas Area Rapid Transit's plans to construct the nation's largest light-rail system. The transit system consists of elevated stations, steel bridges, grade separators, and grade crossings.
Publication Name: Civil Engineering
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0885-7024
Year: 2000
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