Projects
L.K. Comstock National Transit - Outside the Greater N.Y. metro area
DART's $188 million Blue Line expansion will add 4.5 miles to the light rail line to link the downtowns of Garland and Rowlett, TX. RailWorks companies, L.K. Comstock and RailWorks Track Systems began work on the project in February 2009. The project concludes in December 2012.
The DART Green Line provides a valuable light rail link across the Dallas metropolitan area. On December 6, the line reopened with a new, 24-mile extension on which L.K. Comstock played a significant and multifaceted role.
In early 2003 L.K. Comstock completed work on the 25-mile extension to the 44-mile light rail system serving Dallas, Garland, Richardson and Plano, Texas.
L.K. Comstock was part of a project team to construct the Automated People Mover (APM) system at the international airport.
The HLRT was a “new start” project featuring an 11.6-mile light rail line linking downtown Minneapolis with the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and the Mall of America.
The $676 million Cross County extension added eight miles to St. Louis’ 34.4-mile light rail system. Noted as one of the largest public works projects in St. Louis history, the extension included redesigning a major station, adding nine new stations as well as tunnels, bridges, retaining walls, grading and drainage along the line.
L.K. Comstock was part of a project management team to construct the new Automated People Mover (APM) system at Miami International Airport. The new system transports passengers between American Airlines' North Terminal gates, ticketing and baggage areas.
L.K. Comstock installed the signal system on Sound Transit’s new 15.6-mile light rail line linking downtown Seattle and communities along the route with Sea-Tac Airport.
First tier subcontractor L.K. Comstock supports prime contractor RailWorks Track Systems on this $13.3 million project. The U820 project will expand Sound Transit’s existing light rail storage yard and maintenance facilities. It is a fundamental next step in the plan to add a new northern light rail line by 2016.
L.K. Comstock & Company - Greater N.Y. metro area
RailWorks rebuilt and modernized Jamaica Station and constructed the AirTrain Terminal as part of the AirTrain project, a $1.9 billion automated people mover shuttle system to provide ground transportation to, from and around JFK International Airport.
L.K. Comstock installed the communications systems for train control and dispatch functions for the Automatic Train Supervision (ATS) project.
L.K. Comstock worked with equipment and technology providers Alcatel and Safetran to replace the existing and limited relay-based Bergen Street interlocking with NCYT’s first vital microprocessor-based interlocking.
L.K. Comstock participated in a joint venture to install Communications Based Train Control (CBTC) technology on the Canarsie line, a 10-mile NYCT subway line connecting Brooklyn and Manhattan.
L.K. Comstock served as the prime contractor for the $88-million project to restore full functionality to the Chambers Street Interlocking and rehabilitate the connecting World Trade and Canal Street Interlockings and associated control tower.
L.K. Comstock served as the prime contractor for this $73 million, four-year project to modernize Corona Yard, which is located in Flushing Meadows and serves the IRT Flushing Line of the New York City Subway
L.K. Comstock is replacing the existing signal equipment and rehabilitating and constructing enclosures for the White Plains Road line, between East 180th Street Station, Bronx Park East and the East 180th Street yard and barn leads.
L.K. Comstock has been awarded a $2.3 million subcontract to install an electronic security system (ESS) for NYCT’s Chambers Street Station (CSSC) complex.
L.K. Comstock rehabilitated the signal system on New York City Transit’s No. 7 line, an essential rail link between eastern Queens and Manhattan, one of the busiest transit lines on the NYCT system.
The $162-million Grand Concourse project rehabilitated the signal and communications systems for the NYCT’s Grand Concourse Line, a key commuter line linking the Bronx with Manhattan.
L.K. Comstock modernized the passenger information communication system on the 24 stations of NYCT’s Canarsie line.
