Submitted by Peter Narsavage on Sun, 03/29/2009 - 2:39pm
Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Lakefront Line, 1997
Owner: Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
Location: Cleveland, Cuyahoga County
Nominated by: Robert P. Hickey, P.E., Parsons Brinckerhoff Ohio, Inc.
Description: This project required a number of innovative engineering solutions, fast track design, and coordination of numerous design consultants and contractors. Among the design and construction challenges were tangent pile walls alongside transit lines that were kept in continuous operation, soil nails used to support existing bridge abutments while they were being modified to permit the through passage of the new transit lines, and the first use in Ohio of a precast concrete segmental bridge. The stations were designed to reflect the character Great Lakes shipping and the history and ethnicity of the City. The 2.2 mile, four station line was opened in a formal ceremony by Governor Voinovich and Mayor White. Light rail now connects Cleveland Hopkins Airport with Tower City; then via the Waterfront Line, the Flats entertainment district, North Coast Harbor, Great Lakes Science Center, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland Browns Stadium, Conrail, and municipal parking.
