CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT FOR THE DART LIGHT RAIL BUILD-OUT

This paper describes how the Dallas Area Rapid Transit's (DART) light rail build-out is scheduled for completion with all six-line sections opening for service by the year 2003. The DART light rail build-out incorporates two corridors into the existing 23-mile system: The North Central (NC) corridor, consisting of 12.5 miles of light rail with 10 stations, including DART's first four aerial stations; and, the Northeast (NE) corridor, comprised of 11.2 miles of light rail with four stations. LAN/STV, a joint venture of Lockwood Andrews & Newman, Inc. and STV Inc., is DART's General Engineering Consultant (GEC) responsible for design and construction of the light rail build-out program. This paper presents DART and LAN/STV's construction management approach on the program, which includes contracting strategy, organization, and lessons learned.