After more than a year of grading and underground drainage and utility work at the Victory Logistics District, Mark IV Capital has begun the above-ground construction phase of the rail spur into the project. Dirt work also began Feb. 2 on the new fire station Mark IV is required to build as part of its development agreement with the city.
Crews began working on the rail route earlier this month, using scrapers and rollers to shape and compact the path that will carry about 5,000 linear feet of new track. As part of the preparation, crews mixed dry cement into the soil and sprayed it with water to harden the subgrade.
The spur will include a pickup track, a drop-off track and a runner that will connect to the original transcontinental rail line at the southern edge of the Victory Logistics District, roughly across from Banner Health on U.S. 50A.
The above-ground work follows more than a year of underground preparation across the southern portion of the district, where crews raised low areas out of the floodplain, installed storm drainage and buried utilities needed to support rail, roads and future buildings. Some of the major drainage lines now sit roughly 20 feet below the finished grade.
Sub-ballast installation was scheduled to being Monday, followed by ballast and rail installation through August. Hensley said the spur represents an estimated $20 million investment and will give future tenants a major efficiency advantage.
“When you’re pushing something on rail, it’s really easy,” he said. “Your fuel efficiency is 100 times better.”
A potential extension of the spur north toward a future transload facility, roughly three miles, will depend on tenant demand and the pace of development within the district, Hensley said.
Separate from the rail project, Mark IV has also begun construction of the new fire station required under its development agreement with the city. After dirt work began Feb. 2, crews graded the site, excavated for footings and began forming them. Footings were expected to be poured starting this week, with a slab in place by the end of March. The station is scheduled for completion next January.
Mark IV Capital will host an open house this Saturday, March 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will include staffed displays covering the North Fernley Plan, power and utility systems, site infrastructure, Nevada Pacific Parkway, the rail spur and the fire station project.
OPEN HOUSE
Saturday, March 28
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
1740 N. Nevada Pacific Parkway, Suite 100
Displays will cover:
• North Fernley Plan
• Power and utility systems
• Site infrastructure and drainage
• Nevada Pacific Parkway
• Rail spur project
• Fire station project
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