Purple Line Extension, Section 3 Tunnels
Project Details
ROLE
Support of Excavation Subcontractor
CONTRACT AMOUNT
$9.2 Million
OWNER
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
LOCATION
Los Angeles, CA
ARCHITECT
STV Incorporated
SIZE
2.56 Miles
COMPLETION
2023
Project Description
Design-Build project consisting of two 22-foot diameter twin bore subway tunnels. Each tunnel is 13,680 linear feet with 14 cross-passages. The tunnels will be excavated utilizing a Herrenknecht Earth Pressure Balance Tunnel Boring Machine with precast concrete segments as the final lining. Tutor Perini is also the Design-Build contractor for the Purple Line Extension Section 3 Stations project that will add two additional stations at Wilshire/Westwood and on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs property.
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