RapidRide I Line

Client: King County Metro

Role: Lead Civil Engineer

Dates: February 2019 to present

Stephanie serves as the Lead Civil Engineer for this multidisciplinary engineering, planning, and design project for King County Metro. This Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) route is over 16 miles long and services the cities of Renton, Kent, and Auburn. Approximately 40% of the corridor also is located on State Routes requiring coordination and documentation with WSDOT. This project includes full planning and alternatives analysis, environmental documentation, right of way services and civil engineering coupled with RapidRide branded coaches and passenger amenities to improve speed and reliability in the corridor. Approximately 80 transit stations will be designed for this route as well as additional transit lanes, business access and transit (BAT) lanes, queue jumps, bypass lanes, transit signal priority, and curb space management.