I-405

Bus Rapid Transit Project

Phase 1 Project
Refinements
Executive Summary
Spring 2019
Contents

1 Background

2 Project history

6 Station design and branding

7 Project refinement process

8 Agency coordination

9 Stakeholder involvement

12 Proposed refined project

15 Next steps
Background
This Executive Summary (Summary) augments the full I-405 Bus Rapid Transit Phase 1 Report.

The Summary provides an overview of

the first phase of project development BRT

for the I-405 Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)

project. Sound Transit began planning
for the I-405 BRT project as part of
Sound Transit 3 (ST3). During 2018,
Sound Transit considered and evaluated
community input and technical analyses
to refine the ST3 representative project
and develop a Proposed Refined Project.
The Sound Transit Board’s (the Board)
System Expansion Committee will
consider advancing the Proposed Refined
Project into the next phase of project
development, Conceptual Engineering and
Environmental Review.

Below is the Project Schedule, leading to the Start of Service in 2024:

PLANNING DESIGN CONSTRUCTION* START OF

SERVICE
2018 –2020 2020–2023 Begins 2023
2016 2024
Project refinement (2018) Final route design Groundbreaking

Conceptual Engineering & Final station designs and Construction updates

Environmental Review (2019) public art and mitigation

Preliminary engineering (2020) Obtain land use and Construction of roadway

construction permits improvements, parking
and stations

PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT

*Construction for most of the BRT projects is expected to begin by 2023 and be completed by 2024.
Construction of some elements may begin before 2023, and others may occur after service starts in 2024.

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Project history
Sound Transit plans, builds and operates regional transit systems and services to improve mobility in urban
areas of King, Pierce and Snohomish counties. A bus rapid transit system is being planned as part of Sound
Transit’s ST3 system expansion program. BRT will provide fast, reliable bus service every 10 minutes in peak
hours and 15 minutes off-peak along I-405, SR 518, SR 522 and NE 145th Street, connecting to light rail
service in Bellevue, Tukwila, Shoreline and Lynnwood.

Downtown Everett
Everett
Link Light Rail Everett
2036
Future service:
SR 526/
Everett–Seattle–West Seattle 2024
Evergreen
Mukilteo SW Everett
Redmond–Seattle–Mariner
Industrial Center
Ballard–Seattle–Tacoma South Everett
SR 99/Airport Rd
Issaquah–Bellevue–South Kirkland
Mariner 2036
Tacoma Dome–Tacoma
Community College
In service: Ash Way
Univ. of Washington–Angle Lake
West Alderwood
Tacoma Dome –Theater District 2024
Lynnwood
Sounder Commuter Rail 2024
Edmonds
City Center
2024
Canyon Park
Future service:
Mountlake
DuPont–Lakewood Terrace Bothell
Lake Kenmore
In service: Shoreline North/185th Forest 2024 Woodinville
Park
North Line (Everett–Seattle)
South Line (Lakewood–Seattle) Shoreline South/145th
Brickyard
2031 NE 130th
Bus
2021 Northgate Kingsgate/Totem Lake
Future service:
Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Kirkland NE 85th
Roosevelt 2024 Downtown Redmond
Ballard 2035
In service: SE Redmond
Interbay U District 2041
ST Express bus
Smith Cove South 2023 Redmond Technology
(service re-evaluated annually) University of Kirkland
Seattle Center Washington Overlake Village 2024
South Lake Union Evergreen Bel-Red/130th North
Denny Point Spring District/120th Sammamish
New station or bus facility Capitol Hill
Bellevue Wilburton
Added parking Seattle Westlake Downtown
Station improvements University Street Bellevue
Midtown East Main
Pioneer Square
Major transfer hub International District/Chinatown South South
& King Street Bellevue Richards Rd Sammamish
Existing station or bus facility Judkins Mercer
Stadium Park Island
Existing parking 2030 Eastgate
Alaska Mount
Provisional light rail station Junction Beacon Baker Lakemont Issaquah
De n
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Hill Highlands
SO
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Columbia City 2041

2031 S Graham St Issaquah
NE 44th
Othello
Westwood
Village
Rainier Beach

Tukwila/ S Boeing Access Rd

International 2031
Blvd
2024
Burien South Renton
Tukwila
SeaTac/Airport

Angle Lake

Kent/DesMoines 2023 Kent

S 272nd

2024
Federal Way

Tacoma 2023
Auburn
Stadium District S 4th South
Old City Hall Federal Way
Tacoma General Theater District
6th Ave Convention Center
Tacoma 2039 Hilltop District Union Station
Community S 25th
College 2022
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South Tacoma 2022 2022 Sumner

Puyallup
Lakewood Bonney Lake
Towne Center
South Hill
Lakewood

Tillicum

A map of Sound Transit’s planned System Expansion.

2036
DuPont

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 BRT will be part of Sound Transit’s high-capacity
transit service and is being designed for fast and
reliable service, including frequent arrivals and departures.
BRT will include features such as:

Transit speed and Transit priority improvements, Entry and exit through
reliability including business access and multiple doors, level with
transit lanes, bus queue jumps, the station platform
and transit signal priority

Off-board fare payment Frequent, all-day service Real-time rider information

Unique station design Unique brand identity for Dedicated fleet of BRT buses
buses and stations

These features will help riders avoid traffic congestion and enjoy more frequent and reliable service.

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The ST3 Plan included two BRT
projects, I-405 BRT and SR 522/NE 2024 527

145th BRT. Both ST3 BRT projects

Bus Base
Lynnwood
City Center Canyon Park 522
were based on high-level project
scopes, cost estimates and ridership UW Bothell/
104 Bothell Cascadia College
forecasts. ST3 also established transit
mode, general corridor, number of Lake Kenmore 2024
Forest
stations and representative station Park Woodinville
locations for both BRT projects.
Shoreline 2024 Brickyard
South/145th
Totem Lake/
I-405 BRT will Kingsgate
Bus Rapid
have two lines
Transit (BRT) NE 85th
connecting communities along
I-5, I-405 and SR 518 from 

Lynnwood to Bellevue and Bus Rapid Transit
Bellevue to Burien with 11 BRT in service 2024
BRT stations, a new transit Less frequent service 520
center in South Renton, and a Station
new bus base. Connections to Major transfer hub
New parking Bellevue Bellevue
Link light rail will be available Downtown Transit Center
Existing parking
at Lynnwood, Bellevue and
Tukwila. Connections to the SR Link Light Rail
In service 2024
522/145th BRT will be available
Current service
in Bothell.
Project subject to change.

SR 522/NE 145th
BRT will connect
communities from Shoreline NE 44th
to Woodinville via NE 145th
Street, SR 522 and the transit
center at UW Bothell/Cascadia
College. The route has nine BRT Tukwila
Burien International South Renton
stations and an expanded transit Transit Blvd Transit Center
center at UW Bothell/Cascadia Center
518
College. It will connect to
2024 167
Link light rail at the Shoreline
South/145th Station and to
Map of the SR 522/ NE 145th and I-405 BRT representative projects.
I-405 BRT in Bothell.

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I-405 BRT
I-405 BRT is a bus system that will run predominantly in managed lanes, such as high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes,
express toll lanes, and bus-on-shoulder lanes to improve transit speed and reliability. The project includes new direct-
access ramps with freeway BRT stations, upgraded freeway ramp BRT stations, improvements to local roadways for transit,
improvements to bicycle and pedestrian networks for access to BRT stations, and new or expanded park-and-ride lots.

Sound Transit is partnering with the

Washington State Department of
2024 527
Transportation (WSDOT) to deliver the
I-405 BRT project. I-405 BRT builds Lynnwood
City Center Canyon Park
upon collaborative efforts between
522
Sound Transit, WSDOT, and other
local and regional partners, including: UW Bothell/
I-405 BRT Cascadia College
522
• I-405 Master Plan (2002)
• I-405 Corridor Program
• I-405 Renton to Bellevue Bus Rapid Transit Brickyard
Widening and Express Toll BRT in service 2024
Station Totem Lake/
Lanes Project Kingsgate
Major transfer hub
• NE 85th Street Interchange New parking
Existing parking NE 85th
Improvements Project
Link Light Rail Lake
• Sound Transit Regional Transit Washington
In service 2024
Long-Range Plan (2014) Current service
Project subject to change.
520

Bellevue Bellevue
Downtown Transit Center
Seattle

NE 44th

Tukwila
Burien International South Renton
Transit Blvd Transit Center
Center
518
2024 167

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Station design and branding
Part of creating a new line of service is developing a new brand to
accompany it. Sound Transit calls our region’s commuter rail system
Sounder and light rail Link. Sound Transit is excited to welcome bus BRT station
rapid transit to the family and announce its name – Stride. features
Sound Transit interviewed stakeholders inside and outside the • All-door entry and exit
organization to help develop a BRT brand. Common themes heard
included a desire for the name to be memorable, short, easy to • Off-board fare payment
pronounce, and integrate well with the overall Sound Transit brand. • L
evel boarding at the
The Stride name will be integrated with the design of the BRT platforms
system, including vehicles, stations, signage and marketing materials. • Lighting and
directional signage
• Real-time rider
The BRT system will have a unique design that helps riders identify
information
buses and stations. The Stride brand will:
• Differentiate BRT as premium transit service • Sheltered and
• Help riders navigate the system by making BRT easily identifiable
comfortable stations
and distinguishing it from other services • Unique brand identity
• Allow Sound Transit to more effectively reach existing and
• Artwork
new customers
• Create a sense of place at our transit facilities
• Generate excitement for public transportation and endure
for generations

BRT station
design
Sound Transit will continue to
develop the BRT station design
during the next few years. The
rendering, left, shows the general
station design concept. While
stations will have a consistent
look and feel throughout the
Sound Transit BRT system,
station design at each station
location will vary based on
ridership and site conditions.

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Project refinement process
During this Planning Phase 1 in 2018, the BRT Team used the following Project Objectives
process to develop project refinements, review and evaluate those • Improve speed, frequency and
refinements, and share the refinements throughout the corridor: reliability in the corridor
• Increase regional mobility
• Deliver the project on-time and
1 Start with the ST3 representative project
within budget
The representative project identified the high-capacity transit mode • Develop stations to support
(BRT), the 11 BRT station locations and the parking facilities that safe and convenient access for
would be developed as part of the project.
multiple modes
• Encourage equitable transit-
oriented development
2 Develop refinements to the
• Promote a healthy and
representative project
sustainable environment
Sound Transit developed refinements based on technical analysis
and stakeholder input. Technical analysis included collecting
information on existing conditions along the I-405 corridor, Evaluation Criteria
identifying potential non-motorized access barriers, and conducting • BRT travel time
operations analysis through coordination with WSDOT, cities,
transit agencies and other local and regional partners. • Service reliability
• Non-motorized access
• Transit access

3 Evaluate refinements • Vehicular access

Sound Transit evaluated the project refinements using the objectives,

evaluation criteria and technical analysis. Based on this evaluation,
Sound Transit developed a Proposed Refined Project.

4
WE ARE HERE!

Share Proposed Refined Project

Sound Transit shared the Proposed Refined Project with our
stakeholders. The project team will request the Sound Transit Board
of Directors’ approval to advance the project into Conceptual
Engineering and more detailed evaluation (including environmental
review) in 2019.

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Agency coordination
I-405 BRT will build upon WSDOT’s I-405 Master Plan with corridor improvements facilitating faster bus travel.
WSDOT is currently improving I-405 as part of the I-405 Corridor Program. WSDOT projects include the I-405
Renton to Bellevue Widening and Express Toll Lanes Project with construction expected to begin in 2019 and
design efforts under way in the north corridor between SR 522 and SR 527 (I-405 - SR 522 to SR 527 Capacity
Improvements Project). These projects are designed to improve speeds and trip reliability for all travelers and support
the future I-405 Bus Rapid Transit line.

Sound Transit also works closely with King County Metro, Community Transit and other local and regional
transportation agencies to determine routes, ensure fast and seamless transfers, and provide integrated transit
services that best serve the needs of the community.

Sound Transit will continue to coordinate with our transit partners to integrate I-405 BRT with local and regional
transit service.

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Stakeholder involvement
The schedule below shows the stakeholder involvement timeline and activities for 2018 into early 2019. The Project engaged an Interagency Group,
I-405
Elected Leadership Group, stakeholders,
BusandRapid
the publicTransit Community Engagement Guide
to ensure diverse voices contributed to the first phase of project development.

2018 2019
MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Q1

Project
Identify Range of Project Refinements Identify & Evaluate Range of Project Refinements Propose and Recommend Project
Milestones

Community
Updates &
Stakeholder Early Stakeholder Corridor-wide
Process Station Area
Interviews Event: Project Outreach
Launch

Ongoing
Outreach Briefings, fairs and festivals, social media updates, website updates, e-newsletters, community events
Activities

Interagency
Group

Right of Way Ongoing coordination with property owners

Coordination

Elected
Leadership
Group
Kickoff Refined
Meeting Project
Corridor
Executive
Advisory Ongoing coordination with I-405/SR 167 Corridor Executive Advisory Group
Group

City Council Coordination with City Councils

Coordination

Sound Ongoing updates

Transit
Board Board
Action

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 Elected Interagency
Leadership Group Group
The I-405 BRT Elected Leadership Group (ELG) is The I-405 BRT Interagency Group is made up of city and
made of up of elected officials who represent the cities partner transit agency staff to provide technical expertise
along the project corridor, the Sound Transit Board and and input on the project refinements. The IAG met eight
WSDOT. The ELG met four times during Phase 1 and times during Phase 1 and includes representatives from the
includes representatives from the following agencies and following agencies and jurisdictions:
jurisdictions:
• City of Bellevue
• City of Bellevue
• City of Bothell
• City of Bothell
• City of Burien
• City of Burien
• City of Kirkland
• City of Kirkland
• City of Lynnwood
• City of Lynnwood
• City of Renton
• City of Renton
• City of SeaTac
• City of Tukwila
• City of Tukwila
• Washington State Department of Transportation
• Community Transit
• Sound Transit Board of Directors
• King County Metro
• Port of Seattle
Executive • Washington State Department of Transportation

Advisory Group
The I-405/SR 167 Corridor Executive Advisory Group The public
(EAG), made up of state and local elected officials,
Sound Transit engages the public to gather input on
and representatives from federal and regional transit
corridor-wide and local issues to ensure the priorities of
agencies, has been advising WSDOT on I-405 corridor
local communities are being heard and considered along
improvements since 1999. Sound Transit regularly
the corridor. During Phase 1, the project team conducted
updated the EAG about the I-405 BRT project in 2018.
the following outreach activities:
• 2 in-person open houses
• 2 online open houses
• 13 community briefings
• 6 fairs and festivals
• 2 project mailings

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Stay engaged
Sound Transit will continue to provide opportunities to participate throughout the development of the I-405 BRT project.

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 ; BRT in-line station
Totem Lake/
; New 600-stall parking garage at Kingsgate Park-and-Ride Kingsgate
; TSP at NE 128th Street and ETL ramps

Proposed Refined Project ; New BRT in-line station

; Revised in-line station and interchange by WSDOT with
Sound Transit has developedlocal transit speed and reliability improvements
a Proposed Refined Project based on the analysesNEand 85th Street
the feedback obtained to date. The
; Spot transit speed and reliability improvements and
map identifies the Project Elements
improved that make
ped/bike up thealong
connections Proposed Refined Project. BRT station concepts and proposed
NE 85th Street
roadway improvements will continue to be refined during Conceptual Engineering and Environmental Review
513
202 following
additional technical analysis and ongoing stakeholder involvement.
520

North end refinements 525 Bellevue

Puget Transit
Sound
; BRT station at existing Center
Bellevue Transit Center with
connections to light5 rail
; BRT station at existing Lynnwood Transit
9
Center with connections to light rail 519 Lynnwood
524 City Center
90
; NB BAT lane on 44th Avenue W between 5
527 ; SB bus on shoulder between 522
196th Street SW and 200th Street SW Damson Road and Canyon Park
Lake 405

; Queue bypass at 196th Street SW Washington

on-ramp to NB I-5 ; BRT station at existing flyer stops
Canyon Park ; TSP/queue bypass at NB and SB ramps
; EB bus-only lane on NE 148th Street
and SR 518 between First
Snohomish Avenue and
County
SR 509 on-ramp
King County
; New BRT in-line station
; WB bus-only lane from First Avenue to UW Bothell/ ; BRT station at NE 195th Street ramps
Cascadia College ; Revised in-line station and
Burien Transit Center 99 NE 44th Street ; TSP at NB and SB ramps
interchange by WSDOT
; New 200-stall park-and-ride
; BRT station at existing NE 160th Street flyer stops
; WB lane reconfiguration Brickyard
; TSP/queue
523
jumps and
at NB and SB ramps
approach widening to
extend merge area
509
; BRT in-line station
599
South Renton ; BRT
Totem station at new South Renton
Lake/
; New 600-stall parking garage at Kingsgate Park-and-Ride
Tukwila Transit Center Transit Center
Kingsgate
; TSP at NE 128th StreetInternational
and ETL ramps ; New 700-stall parking garage
518 Boulevard
; Arterial transit speed and reliability
; New Burien
BRT in-line station improvements
Transit
Center
; Revised in-line station and interchange
5 by181
WSDOT with 167 515
local transit speed and reliability improvements NE 85th Street
; Spot transit speed and reliability improvements and
; BRT station at existing Burienimproved ped/bike connections;
Transit Center along
BRTNE 85th on
station Street
SR 518 with
; Transit-only WB entrance to Burien Transit Center 513 pedestrian bridge to LRT station
202

NB: Northbound
NB: Northbound SB: Southbound
SB: Southbound EB: Eastbound
EB: Eastbound WB: Westbound
WB: Westbound TSP: Transit
TSP: Transit Signal
Signal Priority
Priority BRT:
BRT: Bus
Bus Rapid
Rapid Transit
Transit ETL:
ETL: Express
Express Toll
Toll Lane
Lane
520

I-405 BRT
Puget
 Project Elements BRT in Existing Express Toll Lanes
Bellevue
BRT in FutureTransit
Express Toll Lanes
Station Improvement
Sound Center
Proposed Refined ; BRT station at existing BRT in General Purpose Lanes Corridor Improvement
Bellevue Transit CenterExisting
with Bus On Shoulder
Project connections to light rail 0 1 2
Proposed Bus On Shoulder (Project Refinement) Miles

519
90

Lake
Washington

; EB bus-only lane on NE 148th Street

and SR 518 between First Avenue and
SR 509 on-ramp
; New BRT in-line station
; WB bus-only lane from First Avenue to
Burien Transit Center ; Revised in-line station and
NE 44th Street
interchange by WSDOT
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; New 200-stall park-and-ride 12

; WB lane reconfiguration
and approach widening to
extend merge area
509
 ; Revised in-line station and interchange by WSDOT with
local transit speed and reliability improvements NE 85th Street
; Spot transit speed and reliability improvements and
improved ped/bike connections along NE 85th Street

South end refinements

513
202

520

Bellevue
Puget Transit
Sound
; BRT station at existing Center
Bellevue Transit Center with
connections to light rail

519
90

Lake
Washington

; EB bus-only lane on NE 148th Street

and SR 518 between First Avenue and
SR 509 on-ramp
; New BRT in-line station
; WB bus-only lane from First Avenue to
Burien Transit Center ; Revised in-line station and
NE 44th Street
interchange by WSDOT
; New 200-stall park-and-ride
; WB lane reconfiguration
and approach widening to
extend merge area
509
599
South Renton ; BRT station at new South Renton
Tukwila Transit Center Transit Center
International
Boulevard ; New 700-stall parking garage
518
; Arterial transit speed and reliability
Burien improvements
Transit
Center 5
181
167 515

; BRT station at existing Burien Transit Center ; BRT station on SR 518 with
; Transit-only WB entrance to Burien Transit Center pedestrian bridge to LRT station

NB: Northbound SB: Southbound EB: Eastbound WB: Westbound TSP: Transit Signal Priority BRT: Bus Rapid Transit ETL: Express Toll Lane

I-405 BRT  Project Elements BRT in Existing Express Toll Lanes

BRT in Future Express Toll Lanes
Station Improvement

Proposed Refined BRT in General Purpose Lanes

Corridor Improvement

Project Existing Bus On Shoulder

0 1 2
Proposed Bus On Shoulder (Project Refinement) Miles

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Stations
The information below describes each of the 11 BRT stations. Agencies and jurisdictions partnering to refine these
stations are listed in the parentheses.
Lynnwood City Center (City of Lynnwood)
• BRT station at existing Lynnwood Transit Center
adjacent to the future Link light rail station which is
also planned to begin service in 2024
• I-405 BRT riders will be able to connect to
local and express buses, Swift (Community Transit
BRT), and Link light rail at the future Lynnwood City
Center Station
• Transit speed and reliability improvements between the
Lynnwood Transit Center and I-405
Canyon Park (City of Bothell)
• Located at the existing northbound and southbound
bus stops on the SR 527 bus-only ramps near the
existing Canyon Park Park-and-Ride
• I-405 BRT riders will be able to connect to Swift and
other local bus routes
• Ramp modifications and transit speed and reliability
improvements
• Sound Transit is working with its partners to coordinate
with WSDOT’s I-405 – SR 522 to SR 527 Capacity
Improvement Project
UW Bothell/Cascadia College
(City of Bothell, UW Bothell, WSDOT)
• Sound Transit is working with its partners to determine
the location of the UW Bothell/Cascadia College
station, the I-405 BRT connection to SR 522/NE
145th BRT, and coordination with WSDOT’s I-405 –
SR 522 to SR 527 Capacity Improvements Project
I-405 Bus Rapid Transit Project
Brickyard (City of Bothell)
• Located on the northbound and southbound ramps
• Serves the existing Brickyard Park-and-Ride located
on the west side of I-405 south of Juanita Woodinville
Way/NE 160th Street
• Transit speed and reliability improvements
• Sound Transit is working with its partners to coordinate
with WSDOT’s I-405 – SR 522 to SR 527 Capacity
Improvement Project
Totem Lake/Kingsgate (City of Kirkland)
• BRT station at the existing Totem Lake freeway station
• 600-stall parking garage (for a net gain of 400 stalls)
at the adjacent Kingsgate Park-and-Ride
NE 85th Street (City of Kirkland, WSDOT)
• Project partnership with WSDOT
• New three-tiered interchange with inline BRT station
and I-405 express toll lanes (ETL) access
• Local bus connections at same level as BRT stations
serving downtown Kirkland and Redmond
• Sound Transit is working with partners to address
connections along the NE 85th Street corridor
Bellevue Transit Center (City of Bellevue)
• BRT station at the existing Bellevue Transit Center
• I-405 BRT riders will be able to connect to local and
express buses, RapidRide, and Link light rail at the
future Bellevue Downtown Station
• East Link Extension service anticipated to begin
in 2023
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NE 44th Street (City of Renton, WSDOT) Tukwila International Boulevard (City of
• Project partnership with WSDOT
Tukwila, City of SeaTac, Port of Seattle)
• Tukwila International Boulevard BRT station on SR 518
• WSDOT I-405 Renton to Bellevue Widening and
(new freeway station)
Express Toll Lanes Project
• Connects to light rail station with new
• I-405/NE 44th Street interchange improvements
pedestrian bridge
with new direct access ramps
• Provides connections to local bus service and
• NE 44th Street BRT station (inline freeway station)
Link light rail at the existing Tukwila International
• Local bus connections on NE 44th Street
Boulevard Station
• 200-stall park-and-ride
• Coordinating with SR 518 Feasibility Study (WSDOT/
Port of Seattle)
South Renton Transit Center
(City of Renton) Burien Transit Center (City of Burien)
• New transit center at Rainier Ave S/SW Grady Way
• BRT station at existing Burien Transit Center
• 700-stall parking garage
• Connections to local buses and RapidRide
• BRT station
• Evaluating transit speed and reliability improvements
• Integrating transit services with the existing South to/from Burien Transit Center
Renton Park-and-Ride which will provide connections
to local buses and RapidRide
• Evaluating transit speed and reliability improvements
to/from South Renton Transit Center

Speed and reliability

improvements
Transit priority improvements help buses move through traffic
more efficiently and can include bus lanes and transit priority
signals. Sound Transit will continue to coordinate with our
partners to evaluate opportunities to improve travel times
along the route during Phase 2.

To maintain travel times, I-405 BRT will operate as two

service lines. The north line will run from Lynnwood to
Bellevue. The south line will run from Bellevue to Burien.
Riders traveling between the north and south lines will
transfer in Bellevue.

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I-405 BRT performance
The Proposed Refined Project has higher ridership projections (year 2042) compared to the ST3 Representative Project.
The changes in ridership reflect the anticipated growth in the region as well as the refined station concepts and resulting
faster travel times.

ST3 Representative Project Proposed Refined Project

% change
Low High Low High
North corridor
8,600 11,600 9,600 13,000 +12%
boardings
South corridor
7,800 10,600 9,600 12,800 +22%
boardings
Total boardings 16,400 22,200 19,200 25,800 +17%
The “low” forecasts assume less development, while the “high” forecast assumes more development as well as a per-mile fee for vehicles,
which leads to more transit use. All projections are for 2042.

AM peak hour travel times to Bellevue

North Line – Lynnwood to Bellevue
ST Express (existing) 57MIN
ST3 representative project* 50-55 MIN
I-405 BRT proposed refined project* 46-51 MIN

South Line – Burien to Bellevue

ST Express (existing) 55 MIN
ST3 representative project* 45-49 MIN
I-405 BRT proposed refined project* 38-42 MIN
*Preliminary travel time estimates for planning purposes, subject to change. Existing travel times are average times.
Year 2025 estimates assume new express toll lanes are open between Renton to Bellevue. Updated information will be
provided prior to beginning service.

Next steps
Sound Transit will continue its work on all Proposed Refined Project elements with communities and stakeholders along
the corridor, transit partners, the IAG and the ELG in Phase 2 - Conceptual Engineering and Environmental Review during
2019 and into early 2020. The following next steps will also be part of the Phase 2 process:

• Fieldwork and technical studies • BRT vehicle fleet analysis

• Stakeholder involvement • Conceptual design for a new bus
• Partner agreements base, Bus Base North
• Station design development

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