California High-Speed Rail Authority Independent Safety Assessor Services
Agency: California High-Speed Rail Authority
Soteria’s Role: ETCS Expertise, Cybersecurity, Human Factors, and Document Control
Completion Date: Est. 2030
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) is responsible for planning, designing, building, and operating the first high-speed rail system in the nation. California high-speed rail will connect the mega-regions of the state, contribute to economic development and a cleaner environment, create jobs, and preserve agricultural and protected lands.
Phase 1 of the Project will run from the San Francisco Bay Area to Los Angeles basin, and Phase 2 will run from Sacramento to San Diego.
The Independent Safety Assessor Services are intended to provide independent safety analysis that verifies, through an independent certification process, that the System that is delivered into revenue services is safe and reliable for
passengers, employees, and the general public. The services apply to the 171-mile Early Operating Segment of the System between the cities of Merced and Bakersfield.
Soteria is working with TÜV Rheinland to provide Safety Assessor Services in Human Factors, European Train Control System (ETCS) expertise, Cybersecurity, and Document Control.
Inglewood Transit Connector
Agency: City of Inglewood
Soteria’s Role: System Safety and Security Planning and Analysis, and Extreme Event and Protective Engineering
Completion Date: Scheduled for 2030
The Inglewood Transit Connector is a 1.6 mile fully elevated, automated, fixed-guideway transit system with three new transit stations in the City of Inglewood, California. The ITC project will reduce traffic, create well-paying jobs, boost the local and regional economy, and bring environmental equity and quality of life benefits to Inglewood, the South Bay, and the region at large. The ITC Project’s electrically-powered transit system will provide a direct connection between the Greater Los Angeles region and the LA Sports and Entertainment District – an employment and visitor hotspot.
Soteria is providing System Safety and Security Planning and Analysis, and Extreme Event and Protective Engineering.
- Project Safety and Security Review Committees
- Initiate, schedule, and facilitate the Safety and Security Review Committee (SSRC)
- Initiate, schedule, and facilitate the Fire/Life Safety and Security Committee (FLSSC)
- Initiate, schedule, and facilitate the Safety and Security Operations Review Committee (SSORC)
- Threat and Vulnerability Assessment
- Prepare the Threat and Vulnerability Assessment (TVA)
- Prepare the written plan and worksheets containing the identified threat and vulnerabilities, potential causes, effects, initial hazard risk rating, corrective actions/mitigating measures, residual hazard risk rating, and verification method of resolution
- Prepare the Safety and Security Certification Plan
- Develop procedures to obtain and address CPUC Staff comments and design reviews
- Specify the hazard management process
- Prepare list of all safety and security design criteria
- Determine certifiable elements and sub-elements
- Develop Safety Certification audits process
- Update format of conformance checklists and list of actual checklists as they become available
- Achieve Safety Certification Milestones
Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) • SF Bay area, CA
Agency: The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC)
Soteria’s Role: Program Development and Implementation
Completion Date: Scheduled for 2027
In 2021, The Metropolitan Transportation Commission adopted Plan Bay Area 2050 (PBA 2050), the long-range plan for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area. As the Regional Transportation Plan and Sustainable Communities Strategy, PBA 2050 must chart a path to to reduce per-capita greenhouse gas emissions from the passenger vehicle sector by 19 percent, as estiablished by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) under Sentate Bill 375. To help achieve this target, PBA 2050 includes strategies to support the development of charging infrastructure and accelerate electric vehicle and electric mobility options (e.g., electric bikes, scooters, carshare, and assistance mobility devices). Additionally, CARB is instituting various statewide regulations requiring the adoption of zero-emission vehicles, including the Innovative Clean Transit rule, which requires transit operators to transition to 100% zero-emission bus fleets by 2040.
In 2023, MTC approved the development of a set of transportation electrification (TE) initiatives to implement PBA
2050’s clean vehicle strategies. The TE Initiatives include investments in four areas:
- Charging infrastructure
- Electric bikeshare
- Local municipal fleet electrification
- planning and regional program strategy
Soteria is overseeing a bench team to provide ongoing Program Development and Implementation support to MTC.
- Program Strategy
- Identify structure, actions, timelines, outreach, and other steps to develop and implement a program
- Program Funding and Grant-Seeking
- Develop funding plans for programs or projects
- Track federal, state, and other funding program
- Coordinate partnerships to pursue funding opportunities
- Develop templates, guidance, and other materials to prepare for grant or other funding opportunities
- Support applications for grants, incentives, rebates, and other funding opportunities, including developing narratives, project descriptions, benefit analyses, cost assessments, graphics, maps, etc.
- Program Administration
- Develop necessary program infrastructure and implement program
- Develop outreach or marketing plans and campaigns for programs or projects
- Develop program marketing materials and collatera
- Conduct outreach to property owners of candidate sites for potential charging infrastructure or other TE project
- Provide guidance on Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) credits, including regulation, registration, calculation, reporting, verification, optimization, vendor agreements, etc.
- Program Evaluation
- Develop program evaluation plan
- Develop metrics aligned with program or project goals
- Collect and analyze data
- Assess GHG impacts and other performance measures of program or project
- Education and Training
- Develop education or training curriculum
- Develop guidance or training materials
- Develop education materials about programs or projects
- Deliver education or training sessions, forums, expert panels, networking, or other information sharing convenings
- Coordinate ride-and-drive events, technology demonstrations, vendor exhibitions, or other experiential events
On-Call Transit and Rail Services Project • San Bernardino, CA
Agency: San Bernardino County Transit Authority
Soteria’s Role: System Safety Certification of the ZEMU Project Elements
Completion Date: Scheduled for 2029
A contract sigining in 2019 between Stadler US and SBCTA cleared the path to manufacture the first two-car hydrogen-powered passenger train to operate in the United States. To support the operations of the ZEMU vehicle, specific upgrades and modifications are required to the existing Arrow Maintenance Facility to facilitate hydrogen storage, refueling, and required safety enhancements.
The Project will connect travelers to the rail network and provide easy transfers to two new regional bus centers immediately adjacent to the proposed rail stations: the Redondo Beach Transit Center and the Mary K. Giordano Regional Transit Center (Torrance Transit Center), which opened in Spring and Summer of 2023. These bus centers include parking, drop-off, bike parking, and bus connections to connect rail passengers further into the South Bay and Peninsula. The K Line Extension will also provide rapid rail service north to LAX, Inglewood, and Central Los Angeles.
Soteria is providing support and expertise to Mott MacDonald, including the System Safety Planning, Analysis, and Certification.
Details of Soteria’s Support of ZEMU Safety Efforts
- Safety and Security Certification Program Plan (SSCPP)
- Update the current Redlands SSCPP to support ZEMU project
- Identify the ZEMU Certifiable Elements and Sub-Elements
- Coordinate the review, comment, and approval process
- Operating Hazard Analysis (OHA)
- Prepare for and facilitate the OHA workshop meetings
- Expand the existing Redlands OHA reports and worksheet to address any additional hazards related to the ZEMU project
- Verify the OHA worksheet for design, construction, and operational readiness
- Design and Construction Checklists
- Initiate, schedule, and facilitate the Safety and Security Certification Committee (SSCC) Meetings
- Coordinate with the design team and contractor to verify both checklists
- Facilitate the audit process for the checklists for final certification
- Finalize both packages with the signed Certificate of Conformance (CoC)
- Safety and Security Certification Verification Report (SSCVR)
- Update the current Redlands SSCVR to support the ZEMU project
- Initiate, schedule, and facilitate the Fire/Life Safety and Security Committee (FLSSC) Meetings
- Provide Master List of Open Items and Exceptions
- Provide the final design and construction checklist packages
- Provide the final OHA
- Review, track, and provide status of the acceptance and System Integration Testing
- Review, track, and provide status of the Construction Contractor-Provided Training
- Review, track, and provide status of the Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Manuals
- Review, track, and provide status of the Emergency Response Training and Exercises
- Facilitate the handover of the Operational Readiness Certification by Metrolink
- Coordinate all the Final CoCs and Certificates of System Safety and Security
K Line Extension to Torrance • Los Angeles, CA
Agency: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Soteria’s Role: System Safety & Security Review and Management & Certification Plans
Completion Date: Scheduled for 2026
The K Line Extension to Torrance is a 4.5-mile light rail extension that connects to the existing Redondo Beach (Marine) Station and travels southeast through the cities of Lawndale, Redondo Beach, and Torrance. This extension is a critical piece of the regional rail network, offering opportunities for the County to access the jobs, schools, healthcare, and other needs in the South Bay. Additionally, it provides access for those in the South Bay to connect to the greater Los Angeles region.
The Project will connect travelers to the rail network and provide easy transfers to two new regional bus centers immediately adjacent to the proposed rail stations: the Redondo Beach Transit Center and the Mary K. Giordano Regional Transit Center (Torrance Transit Center), which opened in Spring and Summer of 2023. These bus centers include parking, drop-off, bike parking, and bus connections to connect rail passengers further into the South Bay and Peninsula. The K Line Extension will also provide rapid rail service north to LAX, Inglewood, and Central Los Angeles.
Soteria is providing support and expertise to STV, including the System Safety and Security Review and Management and Certification Plans.
Services Provided
- Fire/Life Safety
- Reviews
- Six over-the shoulder meetings
- FLSS Report
- Station Exit Report
- TVM Quantities Report
- `Fare Gate Quantities Report
- Safety / Security Impacts
- System Safety Revie
- System Security Review
- Safety and Security Management Plan (SSMP)
- Safety and Security Certification Plan (SSCP)
- Threat and Vulnerability Analysis (TVA) and Resolution
- Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA) – Transit
- Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA) – Refinery
- Performance Requirements
West Valley Connector BRT Project • San Bernadino, CA
Agency: San Bernardino County Transportation Authority & Omnitrans Public Transit Agency
Soteria’s Role: System Safety and Security Certification
Completion Date: Scheduled for 2026
The West Valley Connector project will be a 100% zero-emission Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, the first stage of the San Bernardino County Zero-Emission Bus Initiative and the second BRT route in San Bernardino County.
Phase 1 of this project includes 19 miles between the Pomona Metrolink station and Victoria Gardens in Rancho Cucamonga, with 33 station sites serving major destinations and transfer points, such as downtown Ontario, Ontario International Airport, and the Rancho Cucamonga Metrolink Station.
This phase of the project includes 3.5 miles of center-running, dedicated BRT lanes through central Ontario and 15.5 miles of curb lane mixed flow operation. The Phase 1 alignment will operate 10-minute peak and 15-minute off-peak service for 14 hours per day, Monday through Friday, which is projected to reduce travel time by 28% and increase corridor ridership by 30% in the opening year, 2024.
This project will provide faster, more frequent, and more direct bus service connecting major destinations throughout the western part of the San Bernardino Valley, and will provide enhanced amenities for passengers and improvements over existing local service.
Soteria is providing Safety and Security Certification for Construction for Phase 1 of this project. Responsibilities include:
- Reviewing of the SSMP and SSCP
- Reviewing the PHA and TVA, providing updates to reflect any changes during FD or construction
- Providing construction verification evidence for the Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA) and the Threat and Vulnerability Assessment (TVA)
- Actively participating and supporting the Safety and Security Review Committee (SSRC).
- Providing construction and certification of the Certifiable Elements Lists (CELs) using the construction certification checklist
- Completing construction certification for each project element and documenting it through a Construction Certificate of Conformance
- Developing a Systems Integration Testing Project Plan (SITPP)
Southeast Gateway Line 30% Advanced Engineering • Los Angeles, CA
Agency: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA)
Soteria’s Role: Fire/Life Safety and Security (FLSS)
Completion Date: Scheduled for 2026
The Southeast Gateway Line (SGL) project is a new light rail transit line that will connect southeast LA County to Downtown Los Angeles. With nine new stations, the 14.5-mile segment will transform the way people move across the Gateway Cities and Southeast Los Angeles, connecting Artesia, Cerritos, Bellflower, Paramount, Downey, South Gate, Cudahy, Bell, Huntington Park, Vernon, unincorporated Florence-Firestone, and Downtown LA.
Metro Board approved the 14.8-mile Slauson/A Line to Pioneer route, with the maintenance storage facility located in the City of Bellflower, as the Locally Preferred(LPA) for the project’s initial operating segment between Artesia and south of Downtown Los Angeles. The final Environmental Impact Statement/Report (EIS/R) is being prepared for the LPA with the Record of Decision (ROD) anticipated to be issued by the Federal Transit Administration in May 2024.
Soteria will coordinate with the Fire/Life Safety and Security (FLSS) Committee for review of design work in-progress including the review of any proposed exceptions to criteria. Soteria will identify fire/life safety and security issues impacting the design early in the design process so that cost-effective alternative solutions can be developed during the design phase of the Project.
Sotera will prepare an FLSS Emergency Plan report documenting the safety components for first responders that clarifies the location of the access, egress, water availability, and traction power shut down, and includes drawings and supporting meeting minutes.
Division 20 Portal Widening Turnback • Hollywood, CA
Agency: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA)
Soteria’s Role: Development and Implementation of Safety/Security Certification and Assurance Programs
Completion Date: Scheduled for 2024
The $500 million Division 20 project is for the upgrade of Metro’s Division 20 Rail Yard to provide better rail service on the Metro B Line (Red) and D Line (Purple). The Project will widen a rail tunnel south of the US-101 (Hollywood) Freeway, build a new turnback facility, and readjust rail storage tracks, allowing Metro to operate more trains on their expanding rail network and accommodate increased service levels on the Metro Red/Purple Lines.
Soteria Company is providing Safety and Security Systems Assurance and Verification for the Division 20 Portal Widening Turnback work, including:
- System Safety Program Plan (SSPP)
- Accessibility Demonstration Plan
- Safety Analysis
- FMECA
- IHA
- OHA
- FTA
- PHA
- SHA/SSHA
- O&SHA
- Fire/Life Safety Requirements
- Catastrophic/Critical Items List (C/CIL)
- Safety Test and Verification Plan
- System Safety Test Reports
- Design Conformance Checklist
- Construction Conformance Checklists
- Safety and Security Verification Compliance Plan
- Development, Coordination, and Facilitation of Certification
- Final Safety (Certification) Verification Report
- Maintainability Program Plan
- Preventive Maintenance Plan
- Reliability for Communications, Traction Power Substation (TPSS), and Signals
- Reliability Program Plan
- Predicted Reliability Reports
- Reliability Testing Procedures
- Reliability Program Plan Assessment Reports
- Reliability Program Final Documentation
Sound Transit Safety & Security Certification Services
Agency: Sound Transit
Soteria’s Role: Safety and Security Certification and Assessment Services
Completion Date: Scheduled for 2028
Sound Transit builds and operates regional transit service throughout the urban areas of Pierce, King and Snohomish Counties in the state of Washington. Transit services include Link light rail; Sounder trains; ST Express Bus; Tacoma Link light rail; and soon, Bus Rapid Transit.
With voter approval in 1996, 2008, and 2016, Sound Transit is engaged in the expansion of their system, with new light rail, bus rapid transit and commuter rail services coming online every few years.
In support of that expansion, Sound Transit’s Safety Department has contracted for assistance in a variety of Safety and Security Certification and engineering consultant services. The contracted support is intended to strengthen and establish a proactive culture of safety and security that is well defined, sustainable and documented through its processes, policies, and procedures.
Soteria is providing support and expertise to WSP, the consultant to Sound Transit under this agreement. Support will be provided as needed to assist the Sound Transit Safety Department in a variety of Safety and Security Certification and engineering consultant
- Safety and Security Certification Program – providing technical support for analysis and implementation
- Safety and Security Certification documents – working with Sound Safety, project teams, and oversight entities such as the FTA, Soteria will assist in review, development, and revision of Safety and Security Certification Plans (SSCP), Safety and Security Management Plans (SSMP), Certifiable Elements Lists, Certifiable Items Lists, Design and Construction Conformance Checklists (DCCC), Project Certificates of Conformance (COCs), and Safety and Security Certification Verification Reports.
- Verification Reviews – assisting in the performance of or conduct verification reviews of contractually required deliverables (i.e., plans, analyses, designs, test procedures and reports, drawings, etc.) submitted to Sound Transit by Consultants, original equipment manufacturers, and vendors.
- Development of a Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA) and Threat and Vulnerability Assessments (TVAs) and Safety and Security Hazard Tracking Log for each assigned project.
- Preparation and presentation of status reports on assigned certification activities.
- Training development and delivery.
- Serving as a liaison between Sound Transit Safety, Project Engineering, and Contractors for the purposes of overseeing Safety and Security Certification Programs.
- Attending and documenting various meetings pertaining to Sound Transit’s Safety and Security Certification Program.
Edmonton Valley Line LRT Project • Alberta, Canada
Agency: City of Edmonton
Soteria’s Role: System safety and security planning, analysis and certification Reliability, availability and maintainability
Completion Date: December, 2024
The Edmonton Valley Line LRV Project is an LRV system that connects the Mill Woods area with downtown Edmonton. It is comprised of low-floor, urban styled LRVs which run on a dedicated right-of-way that is integrated into the city landscape. LRVs are guided by a manual line of sight train control system that is integrated with the traffic controllers.
The System consists of approximately 13km of dual guideway, with approximately 2km of the guideway elevated. The line also runs through a 0.5km tunnel (Quarters Tunnel), and over two fully dedicated LRV bridges (Tawatina Bridge and Whitemud LRT Bridge). The major bridge is over the environmentally sensitive North Saskatchewan River.
There are 12 stops on the route, an elevated station which is integrated into a newly constructed transit center and park and ride facility. The project also includes a transfer point in the downtown area at Churchill Square. The transfer point, called the Churchill Connector, is a modification to the existing underground station whereby an additional access point with stairs/escalators/elevators is provided at Churchill Square.
The line runs through 44 intersections, and has 11 crossovers located to facilitate system operation and maintenance. Train movement is guided by a signaling system. Movement through intersections is supported by LRV traffic signals and grade crossing warning systems. Power is provided to vehicles from 11 Traction Power Substations (TPSSs) spaced along the right-of-way via and Overhead Catenary System and returned through the track. An Operations and Maintenance Facility is powered from its own dedicated TPSS. A fleet of 26 LRVs will be operated in different configurations (single or double) depending on planned service level requirements.
Soteria is leading the Safety and Security Certification Program and the Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) Process, including the following activities:
- Develop the Certifiable Elements List, identifying elements critical to safety and security of City’s employees, emergency responders, and the public.
- Develop Design Criteria and Construction Specification checklists that reflect safety and security certifiable elements across all project areas. Facilitate and manage the documentation of verification evidence for all identified elements at both design and construction stages.
- Lead Safety and Security Certification Review Team meetings to report progress to the City, inform the City of any issues encountered during the process, and allow for continual input from the City throughout the certification process.
- Lead regular IV&V Team Meetings and manage the effort including organization and monitoring the documentation files.
- Review and provide technical input to PHA, FMEA, O&SHA and other analyses, as necessary, to define the safety and security requirements and design mitigations needed while tracking implementation through the entire project life cycle.
- Prepare a TVA to identify evaluate, track and resolve potential security threats and vulnerabilities of the Project, and to ensure incorporation of applicable CPTED principles for deterrence of criminal behavior and as identified in the project requirements and the City’s Design Guide for a Safer City.
- Manage open items associated with the Safety and Security Certification Program and maintain an Open Items List to confirm that the necessary actions are taken to close these items prior to revenue ready status; or to confirm that measures approved by the City are in place as a condition of granting revenue ready status.
- Identify tests to be performed and essential training requirements for operations, maintenance, and emergency response personnel.
- Monitor open items that arise during design and construction with particular emphasis on developing a Safety Critical Items List.
- Support verification of operational readiness, including any required pre-revenue demonstration tests, emergency drills, and walkthrough inspections.
- Support the development of a System Safety Program and prepare a System Security Plan for design and construction.
- Prepare the Safety and Security Certification Verification Report (SSCVR) upon final determination of project readiness, and complete certification to enter into revenue service. The SSCVR and any appendices will be the final deliverable of the safety and security certification program, providing the documentary evidence of Project certification.
LAX Automated People Mover Project • Los Angeles, CA
Agency: Los Angeles International Airport
Soteria’s Role: System safety program planning and coordination, hazard analysis, certification, and operational readiness
Completion Date: Estimated 2025
The Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Automated People Mover (APM) is a major component of the Landside Access Modernization Program (LAMP). Under the LAMP, the APM will provide fast, free and efficient transportation to and from the Central Terminal Area (CTA) for travelers, employees, and other users of LAX during all hours of the day and night. The project is intended to relieve congestion in the CTA and the surrounding streets, improve the travel experience, and provide a user-friendly connection to the LA Metro transit system.
The APM Project will provide an elevated guideway with an at-grade Maintenance and Storage Facility and six stations:
- Three stations in the Central Terminal Area (WCTA, CCTA, ECTA)
- Two stations outside of the airport (WITF and EITF)
- A third end-of-line station at the Consolidated Rent-A-Car Facility (ConRAC), designed and built by others
In the role of subcontractor to LAX Integrated Express Solutions (LINXS), a consortium of seven contractors that will design, construct, operate and maintain the APM, Soteria will perform the following tasks:
System Safety Program Plan
- System Safety Program Plan (SSPP) Design/Construction – Final
- System Safety Program Plan (SSPP) Design/Construction – Updates
- System Safety Program Plan (SSPP) O&M – Final
Hazard Analysis
- APM System Safety Coordinator – Administration and Management responsibility, including coordination with Soteria staff, LINXS design, construction and management team, LAWA and other stakeholders
- APM Operating System Safety Critical Software Verification and Validation Plan – Preliminary
- APM Operating System Safety Critical Software Verification and Validation Plan – Final
- APM Operating System Preliminary Hazards Analysis (PHA)
- APM Operating System Hazards Analysis – Final (SHA)
- APM Operating System Hazards Analysis – Updates (SHA)
- APM Operating System Subsystem Hazards Analysis (SSHA) – Final
- APM Operating System Subsystem Hazards Analysis (SSHA) – Updates
- APM Operating System Operating and Support Hazards Analysis (O&SHA) – Preliminary
- APM Operating System Operating and Support Hazards Analysis (O&SHA) – Final
- APM Operating System Operating and Support Hazards Analysis (O&SHA) – Updates
- APM Operating System Safety Case Document Files
Safety and Security Certification
- Safety and Security Certification Plan – Final
- Safety and Security Certification Plan – Updates
- APM System Safety Certification Verification Report – Preliminary
- APM System Safety Certification Verification Report – Final
- Certifiable Elements List and Certifiable Items List (CEL/CIL) – Preliminary
- Certifiable Elements List and Certifiable Items List (CEL/CIL) – Final
- Certifiable Elements List and Certifiable Items List (CEL/CIL) – Updates
- Attend and facilitate regular Safety and Security Certification Review Team (SSCRT) meetings
Design Criteria Conformance
- Design Criteria Conformance Checklist – Preliminary
- Design Criteria Conformance Checklist – Final
- Design Criteria Conformance Checklist – Updates
Construction/Installation/Testing Conformance Checklists
- Construction/Installation Specification Conformance Checklist – Preliminary
- Construction/Installation Specification Conformance Checklist – Final
- Construction/Installation Specification Conformance Checklist – Updates
- Operational Readiness Conformance Checklist – Preliminary
- Operational Readiness Conformance Checklist – Final
- Testing/Inspection Conformance Checklist – Preliminary
- Testing/Inspection Conformance Checklist – Final
Safety and Security Meetings
- Attend and help facilitate regular Safety and Security Review Committee (SSRC) meetings
System Security Plan
- APM System Security Plan (SSP) Design/Construction – Final
- APM System Security Plan (SSP) Design/Construction – Updates
- APM System Security Plan (SSP) O&M – Final
- APM Operating System Safety and Security Technical Requirements – participation as follows to ensure safety and security technical requirements are adequately incorporated in the project design, construction, testing and start-up:
- Attend design coordination meetings
- Attend review plans and specifications meetings
- Attend comment resolution meetings
- Threat and Vulnerability Assessment Support During Early Works (EW)
- Threat and Vulnerability Assessment Report
- Threat and Vulnerability Assessment Report – Updates
Airport Metro Connector 96th Street Station Los Angeles, CA
Agency: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Soteria’s Role: Threat and Vulnerability Analysis and Resolution and System Safety and Security Planning and Certification
Completion Date: Scheduled for 2024
This project is for a major transit hub that will connect the Metro Crenshaw/LAX and Green rail lines, area bus routes, and the LAX Automated People Mover.
The Aviation/96th Street Station will be a light-rail station on the Crenshaw/LAX line. This station will be a gateway to LAX and provide the connection for passengers, employees and visitors between LAX and the regional bus and rail transit system, minimizing the impact to airport facilities and surrounding communities. Project features include:
- Large-capacity light rail station
- Bus Plaza and terminal facility for Metro and municipal buses
- Secured bicycle parking
- Metro Customer Center
- Pedestrian Plaza with passenger pick-up and drop-off area
- Direct connection to the LAX Automated People Mover, a project to which Soteria is also contributing
Soteria Company developed the Threat and Vulnerability Analysis report and prepared graphics to support and communicate the security and crime data research findings. Soteria is actively working on the certification and audit process of the design conformance checklists and will also develop the construction conformance checklists and facilitate the certification process.
Northgate and East Link Extension Systems • Seattle, WA
Agency: Sound Transit Authority
Soteria’s Role:
- Traction Power Substation (TPSS) Reliability Program Plan
- Signals Reliability Program Plan
- TPSS Demonstration Test Plan and Procedures
- Signals Demonstration Test Plan and Procedures
Completion Date: Scheduled for 2022 (Northgate) and 2023 (East Link)
The Sound Transit Northgate and East Link Extension Project encompasses two transformative light rail extensions that will serve tens of thousands of Sound Transit commuters in Washington state.
The Northgate Extension adds three new stations in Seattle, two underground stations (U District and Roosevelt stations), and an elevated station at Northgate. It is estimated that this extension will serve more than 60,000 weekday riders by 2030 and connect Northgate residents to Sea-Tac Airport in 47 minutes and downtown Seattle in 14 minutes, operating in twin tunnels from the University of Washington Station.
The East Link Extension is a 14-mile-long extension connecting Seattle, Mercer Island, Bellevue, and Redmond. It is projected to serve an estimated 50,000 people per day by 2030. Once completed, the extension will be the world’s only passenger light rail service operating over a floating bridge, the section of I-90 over Lake Washington connecting Mercer Island and Seattle.
Working with Mass. Electric Construction Company, Soteria Company is preparing and implementing the following plans and procedures for these two light rail extensions:
- Reliability Program Plan for both the Traction Power Substation (TPSS) and Signals
- Reliability Demonstration Test Plan and Procedures for both TPSS and Signals.
Deliverables to Mass. Electric on Reliability for TPSS and Signals include:
- Reliability Program Plan
- Reliability Analysis
- Reliability Demonstration Test Plan and Test Procedures
Lynnwood Link Extension • Seattle, WA
Agency: Sound Transit Authority
Soteria’s Role:
- Traction Power Substation (TPSS) Reliability Program Plan
- TPSS Demonstration Test Plan and Procedures
Completion Date: Scheduled for 2024
Sound Transit’s Lynnwood Link Extension Project is for an 8.5-mile link light rail extension from Northgate into Snohomish County, serving four stations: Shoreline South/148th, Shoreline North/185th, Mountlake Terrace and Lynnwood City Center. Upon its opening in 2024, the Project will provide fast and frequent connections between south Snohomish County and the University of Washington, downtown Seattle, the Eastside, Sea-Tac Airport, and more.
Working with Mass. Electric Construction Company, Soteria Company is preparing the Traction Power Substation (TPSS) Reliability Program Plan and Analysis, and preparing and implementing the TPSS Reliability Demonstration Test Plan and Procedures for the Project. The 2024 projected completion will accommodate the estimated 47,000 – 55,000 daily riders expected to use this system by 2026.
Federal Way Link Extension Project • Seattle, WA
Agency: Sound Transit Authority
Soteria’s Role: Communications, Signals, and Traction Power Substation (TPSS), Reliability Program Plan & TPSS Demonstration Test Plan and Procedures
Completion Date: Scheduled for 2024
This project extends Sound Transit’s light rail from Angle Lake Station in the city of Seattle/Tacoma to the Federal Way Transit Center, and further to a temporary maintenance facility for vehicle inspection and interior cleaning at the southerly end of the track. Guideway types on this project include at-grade, retained fill, retained cut, and elevated structure.
Three stations will be built: Kent/Des Moines Station, Star Lake Station, and FWTC Station. The project’s scope of work includes all civil, structural, architectural, landscaping, artwork coordination, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and systems elements to provide a fully functioning light rail extension.
Soteria developed a Preliminary Hazard Analysis and a Threat and Vulnerability Assessment in support of the safe operation of Project 2B. For the Glendora to Montclair segment, Soteria developed the Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA) to identify and systematically assess conditions that could potentially affect the safe operation of the transit system. The PHA identified hazardous conditions, documented the safety concepts and mitigating measures, provided a checklist for guiding the design, and provided a basis for requiring more detailed safety analyses and testing for specific system elements and subsystems.
Soteria developed the project’s Threat and Vulnerability Assessment (TVA) to craft an effective set of risk-reducing security mitigations to be integrated into the Gold Line Foothill Extension Project 2B design, construction, startup and operations. The assessment process allowed for mitigations to be chosen for optimal safety and be tailored for the identified risks to project assets for transit agency patrons and employees. The TVA also provided a framework to quantify and then rank the potential risks for the occurrence of various detrimental security events. The proposed protective countermeasures, when implemented correctly, serve to minimize risk across a wide range of security events, making possible an overall safer and more secure transit system.
Gold Line Foothill Extension Project • Los Angeles, CA
Agency: Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority
Soteria’s Role: System Safety and Security Planning and Analysis
Completion Date: Scheduled for 2028
The Gold Line Foothill Extension will extend the Los Angeles Metro Gold Line light rail corridor by 12.3 miles. The corridor formerly terminated in Pasadena; the project extends it east through Los Angeles County’s “Foothill Cities” into San Bernardino County. When completed, the line will be 23.9 miles. Phase 2A of the project completed in 2016. Phase 2B is projected to complete in 2026.
Soteria developed a Preliminary Hazard Analysis and a Threat and Vulnerability Assessment in support of the safe operation of Project 2B. For the Glendora to Montclair segment, Soteria developed the Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA) to identify and systematically assess conditions that could potentially affect the safe operation of the transit system. The PHA identified hazardous conditions, documented the safety concepts and mitigating measures, provided a checklist for guiding the design, and provided a basis for requiring more detailed safety analyses and testing for specific system elements and subsystems.
Soteria developed the project’s Threat and Vulnerability Assessment (TVA) to craft an effective set of risk-reducing security mitigations to be integrated into the Gold Line Foothill Extension Project 2B design, construction, startup and operations. The assessment process allowed for mitigations to be chosen for optimal safety and be tailored for the identified risks to project assets for transit agency patrons and employees. The TVA also provided a framework to quantify and then rank the potential risks for the occurrence of various detrimental security events. The proposed protective countermeasures, when implemented correctly, serve to minimize risk across a wide range of security events, making possible an overall safer and more secure transit system.