Washington Metro – Transit Design and Construction

Washington METRO

John Reilly was responsible for project engineering and management of 14 Washington DC Metro Rapid Transit design contracts including coordination of technical designs, contract management, design reviews, design change control and the definition, management and monitoring of scopes of work and design fees. He was Secretary to the Board of Engineering Consultants which reviewed all designs and was responsible for high level direction and policy for all underground design and construction. 1968-1973.

Construction types included:


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  • Preliminary engineering for long tunnel drives using TBMs.
  • Preliminary engineering for earth and rock tunnels, cut and cover line and station sections, bridges and aerial structures.
  • Cut-and-cover line and station structures, including vaulted, intersecting arch stations.
  • Soft earth tunnels using steel, cast-iron and concrete liners.
  • Single and double track rock tunnels using NATM or steel ribs and concrete.
  • Mined rock station construction using rock-bolts, shotcrete and steel sets (Dupont Circle).
  • Underpinning design including the first slurry wall earth retaining and underpinning system, Voice of America Station.
  • Transit and Railroad yard and shops civil and structural design.
  • Operations control center building design management and coordination.
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John Reilly

Management Consulting

John Reilly

Lima Airport

Washington State Projects

Washington State Projects

Underground Programs

Underground Programs

Tunnel Boring Machines

Tunnel Boring Machines

Washington Metro

Washington Metro

Philadelphia M4 Transit Vehicles

Philadelphia M4 Transit Vehicles

Bridge Design

Bridge Design

Jamestown Bridge

Jamestown Bridge

BART Transit Vehicle Rehab

BART Transit
Vehicle Rehab

Airport People Movers

Airport People Movers

Los Angeles Metro

Los Angeles Metro

MBTA S.W. Corridor

MBTA S.W. Corridor

Risk reduction, underground systems

Risk reduction, underground systems