Project Description
Client: Metra
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Year Completed: 2010
John Burns Construction Company constructed the 35th Street Metra Commuter Rail Stop in October 2010. This was a Federal Stimulus Project to bring commuters to US Cellular Field and IIT Campus.
The Challenges
- Installation of a micro-pile and concrete footing system.
- Construction of a system of concrete ramps and stairs to an elevated platform.
- Installation of a snow melt system within the concrete stairs and ramps.
- Excavation of approximately 8000 cubic yards of material.
- Construction of Stainless Steel Windbreaks.