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King Street underpass at the transit hub
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05-19-2016, 09:33 AM
(05-18-2016, 10:35 PM)GtwoK Wrote: Oh wow, somehow hadn't even noticed the retaining wall there, despite driving past it every day. Is that to hold back dirt for the elevation change to get the tracks to mount the bridge?

It's apparently not that much of a retaining wall as it is just a decorative face on some mechanically-stabilized earth. There was a short, informative youtube video doing the rounds about how dirt is used as a construction medium: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0olpSN6_TCc
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RE: King Street Underpass at the Transit HUB - by chutten - 05-19-2016, 09:33 AM

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