Ada's Village Trail Tunnel – Moore & Bruggink
investigated several options to allow a safe crossing of Ada's Village
Trail at the Rail America Railroad. The options included a signalized
surface crossing, reconstruction of the existing railroad bridge with a
wider span, or tunneling under the railroad. It was determined the
tunneling option would provide the safest crossing. Since the train
traffic could not be detoured or even delayed, the railroad required all
construction to be complete over the four-day Thanksgiving holiday. The
contractor began work following the last train on Wednesday, and completed
the tunnel and placed new railroad tracks by Saturday afternoon, two days
ahead of the first train which arrived on schedule on Monday morning.
Precast tunnel sections arrive
Wednesday morning, start construction
Wednesday afternoon, excavation complete
Thursday morning (Thanksgiving), place precast sections