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Authority , Fisk has recently won a major contract for Section 3 of the project , which will add two stations to the line by 2026 . The Westwood / UCLA station will be located under Wilshire Boulevard between Veteran Avenue and Westwood Boulevard , while the Westwood / VA Hospital station will be located south of the Wilshire Boulevard and will include two crossovers and a pedestrian bridge .
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Both stations will be constructed of cast-inplace concrete in a subterranean environment in the middle of major urban shopping districts and city streets . Fisk is working alongside the design-build contractor , Tutor Perini , which will add 2.56 miles of new rail to the Purple Line . Tutor Perini will not only design the major support-of-excavation ( SOE ) down to a depth of up to 100 vertical feet below street level but will also design a temporary traffic system to carry traffic over the station ’ s box cavities during construction .
Another key project delivered by Fisk was the California High-Speed Rail Authority ’ s Construction Package 1 ( CP1 ), the first significant construction contract executed on the initial operating section of the high-speed rail project in California ’ s Central Valley . The CP1 construction area is a 32-mile stretch spanning Madera to Fresno and includes 12 roadway / railroad grade separations , two mainline viaducts , one tunnel , several realignments of existing railroad tracks , utility and roadway
relocations , two trench sections , and a major river crossing over the San Joaquin River .
With more than a century of experience and having worked on some of the most complex , high-profile projects across the US , Fisk has established itself as a pioneering electrical and technology services provider that will continue to grow and innovate . From Houston ’ s landmark skyscrapers to cutting-edge rail systems in California , Fisk can adapt its processes to serve diverse markets and will continue to do so as market demand evolves . ■
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