METRO Light Rail Section 5

Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County selected PGAL to prepare civil, structural, architectural, and urban design services for the Light Rail Line Section 5, also known as the Downtown Section.

This extremely high profile and fast-track project included paving, trackway subbase and embedded track slabs, ductbank and conduits, and substation and pole foundations. The project also included sidewalk and streetscapes, esplanades, traffic signals, traffic control, residual utility work, stations and amenities, as well as structural modifications to the historic Main Street Bridge.

Working closely with local artists, PGAL was responsible for station art and architecture including the Lamar-McKinney Station.

Features Include:

1. Trackway subbase and embedded track slabs, ductbank and conduits, and substation and pole foundations
2. Sidewalk and streetscapes, esplanades, traffic signals, traffic control, and residual utility work
3. Station art, architecture, and amenities, including the Lamar-McKinney Station
4. Structural modifications to the historic Main Street Bridge