New York, NY – September 22, 2026 – RailWorks, North America's leading rail maintenance and infrastructure solutions provider, together with L.K. Comstock, has successfully completed the Wilbur Crossing and Parallel Feeder outage, marked a significant project milestone in the Eastridge to BART Regional Connector: Capitol Expressway Light Rail Project for Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA).

The two-week outage, completed on September 17, 2026, marked a significant advancement for the project, with crews delivering the full scope of work on schedule while exceeding planned production goals. The broader project includes a 2.4-mile extension of the existing light rail system, new passenger stations, traction power infrastructure, signal and communications systems, and electrification improvements.

Over the course of the outage, teams from RailWorks and L.K. Comstock completed an extensive scope of track, civil, traction power, overhead contact system (OCS), signal, and communications work requiring precise planning and seamless coordination across multiple disciplines. The successful execution highlights the combined strengths of RailWorks and L.K. Comstock, bringing together track, civil, electrification, signals, and communications expertise under a single integrated delivery team.

"This outage represents the very best of what our teams can accomplish when working toward a common goal," said Pooya Pahlevani, RailWorks Project Manager. "Completing this volume of work within a compressed shutdown window required exceptional collaboration across every discipline. By leveraging the combined expertise of RailWorks and L.K. Comstock, we exceeded production goals while achieving a critical milestone for VTA and demonstrating the value of a fully integrated approach to delivering complex transit infrastructure projects."

Major Work Completed During the Outage

• Removed 476 track feet of ballasted track
• Removed 216 track feet of roadway crossing panels
• Installed 216 track feet of embedded track
• Installed 80 track feet of transition slabs
• Installed 360 cubic yards of tire shred
• Installed 700 tons of sub-ballast
• Installed 400 tons of ballast
• Installed 144 concrete ties
• Installed 960 linear feet of track
• Destressed 500 track feet of rail
• Installed four thermite welds
• Installed 500 linear feet of underdrain
• Installed two CSD vaults
• Installed 5,680 linear feet of conduit for duct bank construction
• Installed 208 cubic yards of concrete for duct bank construction
• Installed 44 pole extensions
• Installed 15,000 feet of parallel feeder wire
• Installed 11 OCS and Signal CIDH foundations
• Installed 600 feet of RGS conduit
• Installed 12,000 feet of innerduct, fiber, and copper cable
• Installed a Communications UPS
• Installed a Signal Transformer
• Installed a Network Switch
• Installed Signal Electrification Equipment
• Removed and reinstalled two impedance bonds
• Installed four corrosion test boxes
• Installed two DG units

RailWorks and L.K. Comstock continue to advance the Eastridge to BART Regional Connector: Capitol Expressway Light Rail Project, helping expand transit access and connectivity for the communities served by VTA. The successful outage further demonstrates the team's ability to execute complex, multidisciplinary infrastructure programs through a single-source delivery model while delivering critical transportation improvements for the region.