U.S. Navy Charleston Naval Weapons Station – Joint Base Charleston Track Expansion

Charleston , SC

Queen City was the Prime contractor for the construction of this highly complex ship to rail loading facility expansion project for the NAVFAC at the Naval Weapons Station in Charleston, SC. As the Prime contractor, Queen City provided complete site management and project oversight; which included project management, quality control and site safety services as well as providing railroad construction services. Additionally, Queen City provided a fully qualified staff of project managers, quality control personnel, site safety director and superintendents to ensure that all critical aspects of the project were properly coordinated with schedules, site security and operation requirements.

Queen City was the Prime contractor for the construction of this highly complex ship to rail loading facility expansion project for the NAVFAC at the Naval Weapons Station in Charleston, SC. As the Prime contractor, Queen City provided complete site management and project oversight; which included project management, quality control and site safety services as well as providing railroad construction services. Additionally, Queen City provided a fully qualified staff of project managers, quality control personnel, site safety director and superintendents to ensure that all critical aspects of the project were properly coordinated with schedules, site security and operation requirements.

This complex project was for 2.3 miles of rail tracks, ties and ballast for the construction of 7 new rail lines and a concrete staging platform. Major work items included 16 AC of clearing, 25,000 CY of top soil removal, 12 AC of cement stabilized subgrade, 72,000 CY of imported fill material, 15,000 TN of aggregate base stone and 40,000 SY of 12” hardstand concrete paving. Queen City also provided 2.3 miles of new railroad construction, constructed 7 No. 10 turnouts and a high mast lighting system with pile driven foundations. This project was delivered on time and received exceptional ratings from the owner – praising the quality of work as outstanding. The construction of this project allows the NWS to increase the volume of equipment moves from rail to ship, increasing the efficiency of deploying military equipment. Notably, employees from numerous trades worked over 420 days without a single lost time injury.