The No. 7 Subway (Flushing) Line Extension extends its services to the terminal station in the vicinity of 25th Street / 11th Avenue. The extension included twin-running TBM tunnels with five cross passages, a 34th Street station cavern, three shafts, and numerous ancillary structures.
Preliminary Design and Construction Inspection and Management Services:
Gall Zeidler Consultants (GZ) provided engineering and design services for the preliminary design of the TBM tunnels, caverns and adits. During construction, GZ provided Construction Management (CM) services. These services included design review and construction
inspection, safety and quality management related to the underground work. Tunnel excavation and support included SEM (NATM) using drill-and-blast and Tunnel Boring Machines (TBM). GZ’s CM services included supervision of instrumentation and monitoring, of waterproofing and of electrical/mechanical systems installation.
This Project Has Received Numerous Merit Awards:
2012 – “Tunnel Achievement Award Project Excellence”
2012 – “Construction Management Project Achievement Award” Program / Phase Infrastructure
2013 – “Construction Project of the Year”
2013 – “Project of the year” Running Tunnels and Underground Structures
2016 – “Excellence in Civic Space Development”
2016 – “Project of the Year”
2016 – “Grand Award; 2016 Engineering Excellence Award”
2016 – “2016 Project Achievement Award” (Honorable Mention – Projects Over $100 Million)