Illinois High Speed Rail – Tier 6 & 7 : Complete

Joliet, IL to Dwight, IL (Will, Grundy, & Livingston Counties)

Services Performed

Earthwork, Drainage, Crossing Reconstruction, Bridge Construction, Retaining Wall Construction

Project Owner

Union Pacific Railroad

Awards

2018 AGCMO – Keystone Award Finalist – General Contractor – Transportation and Infrastructure – over $25M

Project Overview

Millstone Weber (MW) was awarded the Illinois High Speed Rail Tier 6 & 7 Project in early 2015 by Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR). The project scope included earthwork, drainage improvements, and structures construction for the addition of Main Siding Tracks adjacent to UPRR’s existing Main Track from Joliet, IL to Dwight, IL. Due to the project’s sprawling footprint, covering nearly forty (40) miles from the north end in Joliet to the south end in Dwight, an incredible number of stakeholders were involved in the project. The most challenging part of the project included the replacement of seven bridges in four locations over a twenty-one-day period in late 2015. During the firs fourteen days, MW replaced three bridges in two locations, turning the tracks back over to UPRR two days ahead of schedule. During the last seven days, MW replaced four bridges in two locations, again turning the tracks over to UPRR two days ahead of schedule. Detailed and intensive planning and coordination between MW, its subcontractors and suppliers, UPRR, and Amtrak contributed to the overwhelming success of the extended track outage. Construction began in early 2015 and was substantially complete in mid-2018.