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The tunnel was relocated for Tutor-Perini to make room for construction of the new light rail station on Phase 3 Purple Line Project.
This third and final phase of the Purple Line project required the relocation of the existing VA Hospital steam tunnel around the new LA Metro Purple Line Section 3 VA station being constructed.
Valverde worked with Trench Shoring Company for most of their beam and plate shoring needs, which included around (75) 4” W24 162x50 feet beams and another (75) plates, aluminum hydraulic shoring, standard trench shields, and aluminum MAP boxes. Each beam was 50 feet in length while the plates were generally 8 feet by 20 feet.