Precast Utility Structures Expedite Relocation of Telecom Junctions

Construction Package 1 of the California High-Speed Rail covers 32 miles from Avenue 19 in Madera County to East American Avenue in Fresno County. It includes 12 grade separations, two mainline viaducts, one tunnel, realignments of existing railroad tracks, two trench sections, roadway relocations, and one major river crossing. It also encounters extensive underground utility infrastructure up for relocation.

The California High-Speed Rail Authority had to relocate six main telecommunication junctions to make way for construction of the bullet train, all the while continuing to support existing services for customers throughout the Fresno, California, area. Jensen Precast was tasked with engineering a design-build solution of 142 precast concrete utility structures.

“Jensen Precast was commissioned to engineer a total design-build solution of precast concrete utility structures to accommodate the new telecom junctures,” says Robert Pool, Jensen Precast Fresno Site Manager. “Along with manufacturing new junctions, we were asked to increase the size of the infrastructure to allow for future telecom needs. We significantly upsized the capacity to house more telecom equipment and cable than available in the previous location.”

The 142 precast concrete telecom utility structures were of various sizes, including the largest products at 12’W x 12’L x 15’H. The overall solution allows the California High-Speed Rail Authority to complete Construction Package 1 on a pathway suitable for the new rail system. It also enables continued telecom services for Fresno residents and provides additional capacity for future telecom needs at the new underground facility.

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