Brooklyn, New York

• Replace over 10,000 ties
• Surface 52,800 track feet
• Urban area; limited work access
• Furnish and install 12,658 tons new AREMA #4 Ballast
• Work area covered over 10 miles on NY&A \ LIRR’s Bay Ridge Branch

Replace 12,687 ties and various switch timber.  Furnish and Install 12,658 tons new AREMA #4 ballast.  Surface 52,800 track feet.  Tie replacement extended over 10 miles on the NY&A / LIRR’s Bay Ridge Branch from Glendale, Queens (Fresh  Pond) to Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.  The project also included miscellaneous track and ditching activities.  Work was scheduled to protect operation of railroad throughout the project.
Start of Construction 07/2005 –Completion Date 02/2006.