Case Study
OU-3 Brightwaters Yard & LIRR
GEI worked with the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) to design a remedial approach to remove MGP-impacted materials from beneath active LIRR tracks. GEI prepared a “risk register” to evaluate excavation options that took into consideration such factors as settlement, excavation dimensions, curved track alignment, and impacts of planned and unplanned track shutdowns. Based on that evaluation, GEI concluded that moving the tracks duri