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| July 6, 2004 | For more information, contact |
Concrete in Transit Awards Announced |
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Projects were required to use concrete either as a system-wise feature
or as a principal material in a standalone project and to be completed
in 2002 or 2003. The winners will be recognized at the American Concrete
Institute's Fall Convention. |
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Indianapolis People Mover - The double track
people mover went into operation in June 2003 after a construction period
of 25 months. The people mover runs between Methodist Hospital and the
Indiana University Medical Center campus, a distance of 1.5 mile. Each
three-car automated train transports 81 passengers at a peak speed of
28 miles per hour. The foundations and columns of the guideway are cast-in-place
concrete and the beams are made of precast concrete. The judges for the
award program were impressed with the clean lines and simple design of
the lightweight concrete guideway and the low construction cost of $28
million per mile when compared with other new transit systems. |
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 AirTrain JFK Light Rail System - Airline passengers using JFK International Airport can take the AirTrain JFK Light Rail System from the airport to Jamaica Station and Howard Beach station to connect with the Long Island Rail Road and New York City Transit’s extensive subway system. The AirTrain system commenced operations in December 2003 and expects 34,000 daily riders. The $1.9 billion design, build, operate, and maintain contract called for 6.3 miles of single track and 3.2 miles of double track elevated guideway structure. Using concrete for the guideway allowed the contractor to rapidly erect the structure in 20 months while minimizing the impact on traffic on the Van Wyck Expressway. The award judges appreciated the straight forward and fascinating guideway construction in the expressway median. |
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Meadowview Station – The light
rail/bus transfer station is part of the Sacramento Regional Transit District’s
South Sacramento Extension. Concrete was used for the columns because
of its formability, texture possibilities, durability, resistance to vandalism,
and affordability. The mosaics on the concrete columns are called Cultural
Totems and were created by the station artist and community members. The
award judges liked the fact that the station appearance blends very well
with the surrounding area. |
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Newark Liberty International Airport Terminal
"C" Parking Garage – A four-story, free-standing
precast/prestressed concrete structure, the garage contains 3,400 parking
spaces. The structure has a curved shape in plan to conform to the curve
in the adjacent airport roadways. For the security of pedestrians, two
40’ wide light wells are carved into the floors to allow daylight
to penetrate to all floors in the garage. Two glass enclosed stairways
descend into each light well. The project architect stated: “No
other building material could match precast concrete’s functional
and economic advantages when it comes to building parking structures.”
Durability, low maintenance, aesthetic flexibility, high quality, and
swift construction in all weather conditions were benefits which precast
concrete provided to the project. The project architects found the right
elements to fit together for this economic solution including the great
use of the light wells, stated the award judges. |
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