Albuquerque to Santa Fe Commuter Rail Project, Phase II
Location: Santa Fe, N.M. Client: Mid-Region Council of Governments Construction Cost: $140 million
Gannett Fleming developed and evaluated alternative alignments as part of the environmental screening process to select the locally preferred alternative for this project. Our firm prepared the necessary design-build request for proposal (RFP) documents for the new 18-mile line segment, which starts at the junction with the BNSF Railway and continues through Waldo Canyon, along the median of Interstate 25 to its connection with the Santa Fe Southern (SFS) Railway line. Included with the RFP documents prepared by our firm were preliminary and conceptual drawings, a concept report, performance specifications, design criteria, technical provisions, a geotechnical data report, and preliminary drainage reports. As part of this project’s scope, our firm designed an 80-mile-per-hour, single-track commuter rail line with passing sidings to achieve an 84-minute trip between downtown Albuquerque and the terminus located in Santa Fe.
Features:
3.3 percent grade at La Bajada Hill
Series of deep cuts and large fills at Waldo Canyon
Retaining structures in the median of I-25
Viaduct over the I-25 northbound lanes, Frontage Road and Bonanza Creek
Cut-and-cover rigid frame structure underneath the I-25 southbound lanes
Grade separated structures located at Waldo Canyon Road, Straight Street, Canada de Santa Fe, Route 599, NM 14 (Cerrillos Road), and Richards Avenue
Arroyo crossings
Cattle crossings along three working ranches.
Services Provided:
Project management
Quality assurance/quality control
Train performance models
Preparation of various technical memorandums
Horizontal and vertical design of track and roadways
Bridge design
Geotechnical work
Civil and site work
Cost estimates and schedules
Condition assessment (Santa Fe Southern Railroad).
Gannett Fleming developed and evaluated alternative alignments as part of the environmental screening process to select the locally preferred alternative for this project. Our firm prepared the necessary design-build request for proposal (RFP) documents for the new 18-mile line segment, which starts at the junction with the BNSF Railway and continues through Waldo Canyon, along the median of Interstate 25 to its connection with the Santa Fe Southern (SFS) Railway line. Included with the RFP documents prepared by our firm were preliminary and conceptual drawings, a concept report, performance specifications, design criteria, technical provisions, a geotechnical data report, and preliminary drainage reports. As part of this project’s scope, our firm designed an 80-mile-per-hour, single-track commuter rail line with passing sidings to achieve an 84-minute trip between downtown Albuquerque and the terminus located in Santa Fe. 
