Nortonville Siding

Location: Nortonville, KY

Project Description

• The siding extension was built while keeping the existing siding active and minimizing the impact to rail business conducted by CSX on the adjacent mainline track
• Approximately 50,000 cubic yards of rock and soil were excavated and exported to a local landfill with proper environmental documentation and tracking
• The project site was two miles long, which when connected to the existing track created a new siding, totaling approximately three miles in length
• Two solider pile and concrete lagging walls were constructed to help retain embankment under existing county bridges
• 24” diameter pipe piles were driven for the construction of a new railroad bridge
• Approximately 11,000 tons of shot rock were imported to help stabilize existing ground conditions
• 13,000 tons of dense graded aggregate were placed on the embankment as a roadbed for the proposed track
• The project involved over 4 acres of restoration of track side slopes to help stabilize the embankment