Maglev guideway cost and construction schedule assessment
- Army Construction Engineering Research Lab., Champaign, IL (United States)
A summary of construction cost and scheduling information is presented for four maglev guideway designs on an example route from Baltimore, MD to Newark, NJ. This work results from the National Maglev Initiative (NMI), a government-industry effort from 1989 to 1994. The system design concepts used as a basis for developing cost and construction scheduling information, were submitted by four industry consortia solely for this analysis, and represent their own unpublished designs. The detailed cost and construction schedule analyses cover the main guideway only. A summary estimate was made for stations, power distribution systems, maintenance facilities, and other types of infrastructure. The results of the analyses indicate a number of design aspects which must receive further consideration by future designers. These aspects will affect the practical and economic construction and long-term maintenance of a high-speed maglev guideway.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 509332
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Transportation Engineering, Journal Name: Journal of Transportation Engineering Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 123; ISSN JTPEDI; ISSN 0733-947X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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