Central Florida Commuter Rail – Transit Phase 2 South

Rail/Transit, Rail
Design-Build
Seminole -Orange -Osceola Counties, FL
Florida Department of Transportation
Award Winner

This project consisted of the design and construction of Phase 2 South of the Central Florida Commuter Rail Transit system.

The design and construction work included all design, engineering, construction, testing and commissioning as required for approximately 18 miles of expanded commuter rail service between the Sand Lake Road Station (MP 796.48) and the Poinciana Station (MP 813.82) on the existing Central Florida Rail Corridor (CFRC) Right of Way.

All track work provided a minimum of Class IV track throughout the project. Construction also included new stations and a Vehicle Storage and Light Maintenance Facility. The base concept design was enhanced, providing cost and schedule savings, with the approval of 13 Alternative Technical Concepts. Middlesex supplied 68% of all the labor and 63% of the equipment as a joint venture partner of this project.

JLT Build America Award - 2019

2019 – “I Build America” Merit Winner in the Design-Build Civil Category

2019 – Best in Construction Community Awareness

By the Numbers

3
Replacement of Rail Bridges with Box Culverts

3
New Rail Bridges

1.76K SF
New VSLMF

1.1K LF
Installation of Sheet Pile & Precast Modular Concrete Gravity Retaining Walls

24
Roadway & Pedestrian-Grade Crossings

95K LF
New Track with Turnouts, Crossovers, & Frog

2
Cast-in-Place Concrete Crash Walls to AREMA Standards

150
Peak Workforce

$154M
Project Value

Scope of Work
  • Design and construction of track, communications system, civil, structural, and roadway
  • Design and construction of a Vehicle Storage and Light Maintenance Facility (VSLMF)
  • Construction of four commuter rail stations, including parking and bus circulation
  • All track removal, track upgrades, track realignment and new track required for the facility, including its access to/from the mainline track
  • Construction of new bridges and replacement of existing bridge structures
Unique Challenges
  • Coordination with future contracts for Wayside Signal and Graded Crossing Warning System and Positive Train Control, that would also have shared access to the site
  • Construct all work while keeping existing tracks in service
  • Completed under an accelerated 18-month schedule