horizontal load equal to 40% of the weight of one vehicle located 0.61 m (2.0 ft) above the rail acting along 3 m (10 ft) of the parapet. A typical vehicle weighs 69,000 kg (76 tons), and is 29.6 m (97 ft) long. The design developed for construction bidding was based on the designer’s experience with the Mexico City, Mexico, Metro.