University Link Light Rail
Perhaps the most complex of the open-cut structures, the University District station will serve as U-Link’s northern terminus. As such, the station features a double-crossover and storage track configuration. Its location near Husky Stadium, the main campus, University Hospital and a bus-transfer station, requires three different entrances connected by a central mezzanine. The station box structure measures 855 by 110 feet with the platform level about 80 feet below-grade. The platform level will accommodate the depth required for the tunnels to cross beneath the Lake Washington Montlake Cut ship canal.
As part of the Northlink Transit Partners Joint Venture, Jacobs Associates provides overall project management, tunnel and station structural design, and geotechnical engineering for final design. The Joint Venture also includes HNTB Corporation, and Earthtech, Inc. As managing partner for the Joint Venture, Jacobs Associates is coordinating over 27 subconsultants contributing to the final design. Key subconsultants include David Hewitt Architects, LMN Architects, and KPFF Consulting Engineers. In total, the Joint Venture focuses the efforts of more than 120 technical staff toward refining the U-Link scheme and providing taxpayer value.
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