Trenton Station Renovation

Transforming a 30-Year-Old Station

Trenton, New Jersey

We provided an in-depth inspection of all station facilities, including elevator towers, station building structures, and the concourse structure over the tracks and platform.

Final design included expansion of the building footprint and the addition of a second floor/mezzanine level.

We rehabilitated the existing pedestrian overpass to meet current seismic criteria.

Trenton Station was a 30-year-old intermodal transportation hub serviced by New Jersey Transit, AMTRAK, SEPTA, and various commuter bus lines. Train service from this location dates back to the mid-1800s. The building station sits at street level and the pedestrian concourse and overpass allow access to the tracks and platforms, which sit below at the base of a 20-foot retaining wall. The main station structure is adjacent to the southbound tracks, with a police substation, office, and retail space adjacent to the northbound tracks. The project's goal was to modernize the facility for its current use.

20

foot retaining wall

30

year-old station

We provided structural, geotechnical, and civil engineering services for the renovation and reconstruction of the station. We performed structural inspection and design, geotechnical investigations, embankment stabilization, curtain wall design, a vehicular traffic study, and roadway widening. We also designed the parking facilities and completed stormwater management studies. Exterior work included improved traffic and vehicular circulation, a kiss-and-ride drop-off site, drainage and utilities, and landscape design. The new building structure is founded on a pile foundation, with a building superstructure of structural steel. It features an ellipsoid-shaped roof profile and exposed steel trusses, blending a classical approach to railroad architecture with a modern building form.

Owner

New Jersey Transit

Cost

$79 million

Services

Engineering

Markets

Transportation

Regions

Northeast

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