Agency: Sound Transit
Soteria’s Role: Safety and Security Certification and Assessment Services
Completion Date: Scheduled for 2028
Project Overview
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’s Contribution
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.
