Wagman Heavy Civil Project

Claymont Regional Transportation Center

Posted by Alyssa Girouard
November 2023 Completed Claymont Regional Transportation Center
November 2023 View of pedestrian bridge above platform
November 2023 Parking Garage
November 2023 Parking garage, platform and tracks
November 2023 Interior pedestrian bridge
November 2023 Inside stairwell
September 2023 Aerial view of roundabout, bus loop and parking garage, looking east
September 2023 Claymont Regional Transportation Center, looking east
September 2023 Aerial view of parking lot and Transit Center Drive, looking north
September 2023 Aerial view of parking lot and station, looking north
September 2023 Looking north at the parking garage
September 2023 Southbound view of tracks from pedestrian bridge
September 2023 Bus loop area
July 2023 Southbound view, pedestrian bridge and platforms
June 2023 Southbound view from pedestrian bridge
June 2023 Parking garage, west face
June 2023 Pedestrian bridge and platforms
May 2023 Transit Center Drive, roundabout and bus loop
May 2023 Parking garage, looking east
May 2023 Parking garage and surface parking, looking north
May 2023 Aerial view of parking garage, pedestrian bridge and platforms
January 2023 Roundabout paving on Transit Center Drive
January 2023 Stair tower 2, roof rafters and sheeting
October 2022 Completed pedestrian Bridge installation
October 2022 Pedestrian Bridge installation
October 2022 Pedestrian Bridge installation
October 2022 Pedestrian Bridge installation
September 2022 West Platform north of garage platform, foundation work ready for precast.JPG
August 2022 Cast in place beams for East Platform
July 2022 West platform retaining wall forming and pouring
April 2022 Completed micropiles for Stair Tower 1, construction on parking garage
January 2022 Installing drilled shafts for new boarding platforms
January 2022 Slab on grade concrete being placed in Parking Garage first floor area
January 2022 Placement of epoxy coated reinforcement steel in preparation of slab on grade concrete pours
December 2021 arking Garage Office and Bathroom MEP prep work before block walls begin
December 2021 Parking Garage Slab on Grade Pour
December 2021 Philadelphia Pike Widening, Slip Form Sidewalk
September 2021 Parking garage exterior placement
September 2021 Finishing of the parking garage exterior
August 2021 Precast erection of the entrance to parking garage
August 2021 Precast erection of the entrance to parking garage
July 2021 Parking garage spread footer column pour
July 2021 Parking garage strip footing forming
July 2021 Parking garage spread footer
May 2021 Delmarva Power Gas crossing roadway patch in US-13
May 2021 Waterline feed to Transit Center Roadway Crossing Patch in US-13
May 2021 Delmarva Power Gas feed to the new Transit Center
August 2020 Backfill for sewer line
May 2020 New 42 foot sanitary sewer line
May 2020 Replacement of the 42 foot sanitary sewer
August 2019 Project start
Rendering by Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc. / LS3P Associates, LTD.

  • Location

    Claymont, DE

The Claymont Regional Transportation Center was a $70 million design-build project for the Delaware Department of Transportation. The project replaces the aging Claymont Train Station, the first SEPTA stop in Delaware, which offers service to Wilmington, Newark and Philadelphia. The state-of-the-art transportation center features two passenger platforms with canopies, a plaza with ticketing and waiting areas, restrooms, at-grade parking, electronic vehicle charging stations, a three-tiered parking garage and an enclosed pedestrian bridge with views of Philadelphia Pike and the Delaware River.

Access improvements include new auxiliary lanes, traffic signals, a roundabout, sidewalks and a multi-use path to enhance safety and minimize congestion for transit buses, motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists. 

Key Challenges & Project Details

  • The bridge structure location and clearances will need to be carefully coordinated with the existing Amtrak catenary, signal and high voltage lines to ensure safe constructability and maintainability.
  • Platform, pile and foundation work within the fouling limit will be self-performed by Wagman’s geotechnical group overnight during adjacent track outages.

Project Fun Facts

  • The architectural design reflects the site's history as a steel plant, as well as the Joseph T. Biden station in Wilmington. The overall aesthetic, coupled with public art installations, will create a sense of place for future development of the surrounding area as part of the North Claymont Development Master Plan.

Project Recognition

  • 2024 - Excellence in Construction - GC/CM $50M and Over - ABC Delaware

  • 2024 - Quality of Life/Community Development - Medium Size Project, NASTO Region - American Transportation Award