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South Coast Rail project reused about 93% of excavated materials, MassDEP presenters say
Summary
Presenters described the MBTA South Coast Rail program as a case study in large-scale beneficial soil reuse: about 390,000 cubic yards of material were excavated and roughly 93% (~360,000 cu yd) was reused on the project through early planning, material tracking and MassDEP coordination.
MassDEP advisory committee members heard a case study Tuesday on how the MBTA South Coast Rail program substantially minimized off-site disposal through planned reuse of excavated materials.
Michael Stiller of AECOM, presenting on behalf of MBTA partners and designers, said the program excavated roughly 390,000 cubic yards of soil, ballast and track materials during construction of approximately 35–36 miles of track and six stations. "We did estimate ... 390,000 cubic yards of materials were going to be excavated," Stiller said. He…
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