Summit Environmental Contractors
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
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Placentia Avenue Grade Seperation
Project Information
- Project Location:
- Placentia, CA
- Approx Contract:
- $1,000,000
- Status:
- Completed - Jul 2014
- Structure Type:
- Road / Highway
References
- Owner:
- Orange County Transportation Authority and BNSF
- Architect:
- General Contractor:
Scope Of Work
Summit provided environmental consulting services for the Orange County Transportation Authority as part of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Placentia Avenue Grade Separation project. The tracks, which were being separated from the roadway, were used daily for BNSF Railway freight transportation and by Metrolink and Amtrak passenger rail services. This was the first of seven grade separation projects along the BNSF/Orangethorpe Corridor being constructed in the Orange County Bridges program.
The project consisted of lowering the Placentia Avenue roadway under the BNSF tracks to provide a grade separated crossing. Construction of bypass tracks and a temporary detour road were necessary to construct the Project. The Project scope also included work at adjoining streets and commercial driveways. Consulting services included reviewing existing environmental reports for the site, soil sample collection along 2,300 feet of track, soil analysis and characterization, and stockpile sampling. Statistical analysis and perceived options for hazardous material disposal and reuse were completed by Summit in addition to management of the transportation and disposal of over 8,000 tons of non hazardous and California Hazardous soil.
