Projects
NICTD Replacement of East Bank Sheet Pile Retaining Wall Over Burns Harbor, Portage, IN
Disciplines: Heavy/Civil Construction, Marine Construction
Timeframe: August 2009 – September 2009
This Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District project consisted of rehabilitation of existing retaining walls under an active railroad bridge in the Burns Harbor waterway. On the east bank of the waterway, the sheet pile wall was completely replaced, and on the west bank stone rip rap was installed to prevent the existing sheet pile wall from collapsing.
Reconstruction of River Bulkhead Wall at Amtrak's 14th Street Yard, Chicago, IL
Disciplines: Heavy/Civil Construction, Marine Construction
Timeframe: August 2008 – June 2009
This project consisted of the complete reconstruction of the River Bulkhead Wall along the Chicago River at Amtrak’s 14th Street Yard.
Wabash Avenue Underbridge Connection and Riverwalk, Chicago, IL
Disciplines: Heavy/Civil Construction, Marine Construction
Timeframe: October 2008 – August 2009
This Chicago Department of Transportation project is the longest phase let to date of the Chicago Riverwalk. The project limits extend from State Street Bridge past Wabash Avenue Bridge towards Michigan Avenue. This project interfaces with the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial, another CDOT project built by Rausch Construction Forces in 2005. Work includes demolition of adjacent landscaping, sidewalks, sheet pile caps and lighting to prepare for the new riverwalk. New construction consists of sheet piling, hardscape, landscape, underground utilities and lighting improvements.
Baseline Road Bridge Joliet Intermodal Station, Joliet, IL
Disciplines: Heavy/Civil Construction, Transportation
Timeframe: November 2009 – May 2010
The CenterPoint Intermodal Facility is a redevelopment of the former Joliet Arsenal, on 2,500 acres of land, with a total project investment of $1 Billion. Rausch Construction Company, Inc. completed construction of a train crossing bridge on Baseline Road at the Intermodal Facility.
Cherry Avenue Bridge, Chicago, IL
Disciplines: Heavy/Civil Construction, Marine Construction, Transportation Construction
Timeframe: September 2008 – August 2009
This Chicago Department of Transportation project entails the rehabilitation of the Cherry Avenue Bridge over North Canal. The scope of the work includes structural steel repairs and restoration, new deck and railings, painting, new lighting, new sidewalks and approaches.