Charlotte Multi-Modal Station

Client: North Carolina Department of Transportation Rail Division
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
Value: $730,000 (Fee)

Gannett Fleming Transit & Rail Systems, under contract to the NCDOT, prepared functional design plans for a new Rail Passenger Station in downtown Charlotte. The project will consist of new tracks and boarding platforms to serve inter-city and commuter rail passengers as well as a third mainline track for Norfolk Southern Railroad. As part of the conceptual designs, the station facility had to accommodate the addition of a high-rise office complex as well as parking, a linear park, interstate bus service, and other ancillary facilities.

The project also included a study to determine the feasibility of grade-separating the NS and CSXT diamonds beneath Interstate 277; providing for continuing rail freight service to the Charlotte Observer; the potential impacts of proposed improvements on the ADM/Interstate Milling complex; and the feasibility of connecting the NS "O" line to the old P & N line now owned by the NCDOT.

Services Provided:

• Alternative Analysis
• Platform and Canopy Design
• Track, Signal & Bridge Design in Compliance with NS and CSXT Standards
• Noise Analysis
• Terminal Concepts
• Environmental Overview
• Cost Estimates (Construction & Right of Way)
• Public Involvement in Compliance with SEPA Standards
• Evaluation of Existing Grade Crossings
• Coordination with City of Charlotte/Center City Plan Update
• Norfolk Southern, CSXT & AMTRAK Coordination, Review and Approval
• Coordination with Local Interest Groups/Neighborhoods
• Coordination with Impacted Industries.