PROJECT LOCATION:
* La Fox Station, La Fox, IL

* A-2 Interlocking, Chicago, IL

* Ridgefield Station, Ridgefield, IL

* Harvard Rail Yard, Harvard, IL

* 3.5 Mile Expansion, Elmhurst-Forest Park, IL

* Woodstock Rail Yard, Woodstock, IL

* Prairie Grove Station, Prairie Grove, IL

* Johnsburg Station and Rail Yard, Johnsburg, IL

CLIENT:

URS Corporation

Detailed Narrative Description of Project & Services provided:
DCE has been selected by URS Corporation to provide Preliminary Environmental Site Assessment (PESA) services for the Metra UP West and Northwest Line Upgrade Projects. These projects include the PESA reports for the proposed construction of a 3.5mile 3rd track addition, one interlocking reconstruction, eighteen platform expansions, two layover yards, one layover yard expansion, and three stations. DCE performed these PESA reports in an effort to identify the existing conditions of the sites, adverse health effects of human exposure to environmental hazard, and potential environmental concern associated with the subject sites. DCE performed these PESA reports in accordance with the Manual for Conducting Preliminary Environmental Site Assessments for Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) Highway Projects, FTA guidelines, and ASTM E 1527.

• Site investigation and visual condition survey
• Physiographic and topographic survey
• Geological and hyrdogeology survey
• Wetlands and natural hazards (including 100 yr. flood plain) survey
• Site reconnaissance survey
• Site inspection and site history review
• Environmental database review for (NPL, RCRA, CORRACTS, LUST, UST, SRP, and others)
• Interviews with on-site personnel, local government officials, and state environmental agencies
• Inspection finding, conclusions, recommendations and PESA reports for both projects