RapidRide I Line
Forman Consulting Services 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 serves the cities of Renton, Kent, and Auburn. Approximately 40% of the corridor is located on State Routes, requiring coordination and documentation with WSDOT. The 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.