Final Progress Report as of 9/23/16

WORK ZONE:
Franconia‐Springfield to Van Dorn St., Continuous Single Tracking August 27 - September 11 (with Full Shutdown August 27‐28, September 3‐5, 10‐11)

SCOPE OF WORK:
Renewal of rail and power infrastructure on this portion of the Blue and Yellow Rush+ lines, including crossties, track circuit equipment, and power cables 

The critical tasks completed during the surge include:

• Replaced over 7,000 crossties
• Welded 27 joints
• Replaced over 350 insulators
• Repaired over 50 power cables, over 190 damaged orange boots and over 25 pigtails
• Repaired 66 track junction boxes and 500 Intrusion Detection Warning System boxes, important safety features along fence lines
• Inspected and repaired power and IT connections to 70 emergency trip station boxes, ensuring that power can be quickly removed from the third rail in case of emergencies
• Removed vegetation and trash from over 16,000 feet of the track bed, improving drainage and eliminating fire hazards, and replaced missing or damaged signs