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36-631: The San Bernardino County Transportation Authority ( SBCTA ) is the successor to San Bernardino Associated Governments (SANBAG). They are responsible for administering the Measure I half-cent tax which voters in San Bernardino County, California , passed most recently in 2004. The SBCTA conducts transportation planning, construction, and operation in San Bernardino County. The SBCTA is a joint powers authority comprising

72-452: A "Top 40 Under 40" award. In 2015, HNTB's Clint Laaser, RA, LEED AP, received the same recognition. The annual award by the magazine recognizes 40 aviation industry professionals under the age of 40 for their academic, professional and community achievements. HNTB's aviation projects have earned several awards. The firm created the conceptual design for the 221-foot-tall air traffic control tower at San Francisco International Airport. In 2016,

108-464: A sports architecture practice. In 1982, it acquired the rail firm of Thomas K. Dyer adding track, signal, communications and traction power to its portfolio, thus positioning the firm to serve the rail industry. In 1993, it formally changed its name to HNTB Corporation. In 2000, the firm became employee-owned. HNTB's architecture projects have included Levi's Stadium in San Francisco, home of

144-417: A study of consolidation of Omnitrans called SBCTA County-wide Transit Efficiency Study. By the end of 2020, SBCTA balked at the idea of consolidating Omnitrans under SBCTA due to pension obligations. SBCTA operates with a budget of 1.160 billion dollars as of the 2023 fiscal year The SBCTA and Caltrans completed the $ 929.2 million Phase 1 project to add tolled express lanes to Interstate 10 (I-10) from

180-762: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . HNTB Considered as one of the most trusted U.S.-based design firms, HNTB generated a revenue of $ 3 billion in 2023, the second most of any architectural firm in the U.S. The firm specializes in sporting facilities; Levi's Stadium , in which HNTB was ranked third on a list of the World's Top 10 Most Innovative Companies of 2015, and Allegiant Stadium ; transportation services such as airports, bridges, tunnels, roadways, and rail and transit systems, including renovations in places such as at Los Angeles International Airport and Dallas Fort Worth International Airport , and projects for educational institutions, which includes at

216-548: Is a 21-mile (34-kilometer) rail trail that has been constructed along the former San Bernardino Line. The Baldwin Park Subdivision within San Bernardino county is owned by SBCTA. SBCTA currently licenses the railroad right of way as a class one bike trail to the cities within the rail corridor. The city of Rialto has expressed in expanding the bike trail to SBCTA, once Union Pacific abandons the rail service in

252-952: Is called the Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge. HNTB was project oversight representative for the Florida Department of Transportation on the Sisters Creek Bridge replacement in Jacksonville, Florida. In 2017, the project earned a National Awards of Merit in the Transportation category from the Design-Build Institute of America. HNTB led the final design for the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge in Boston. The company won an award for

288-497: Is the architect of record on Orlando International Airport's new south terminal project. The project won a 2017 American Architecture Award. The firm also supports mentoring programs for young professionals in the aviation market. Ted Zoli is currently the national bridge chief engineer at HNTB. In 2016, the National Steel Bridge Alliance gave HNTB awards for several bridge projects. These included

324-729: The Chicago Transit Authority Red Line Wilson Station Reconstruction Project in Chicago, including train control, communications, mechanical, architectural, environmental mitigation support and structural. The project was completed in 2017. HNTB was part of a joint venture that was lead designer on the Dallas Area Rapid Transit South Oak Cliff Extension 3 project. The project was completed in 2016. HNTB won

360-521: The College of William & Mary , University of Southern California , and University of Michigan . The firm consists of around 7,200 professional staff across 79 locations, and is active in all major architectural specialties in the United States and around the world. Waddell & Harrington was formed in 1907 as a partnership between John Alexander Low Waddell and John Lyle Harrington and

396-481: The Los Angeles County line to Interstate 15 (I-15). Under Phase 1, 18 bridges throughout the corridor will either be replaced or widened to accommodate the new toll lanes. It is expected to be completed by 2023. In 2018, SBCTA choose Transportation Corridor Agencies to be account and payment processing partner for SB Express Lanes The SBCTA has planned to implement tolled express lanes to I-15 from

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432-654: The Riverside County line to Duncan Canyon Boulevard. Construction is expected to begin in 2023. The project is expected to cost $ 469.65 million. The SBCTA conducts transportation planning for San Bernardino County, California, as well as aligning with plans from neighboring agencies. Due to automobile damage sustained to the North First Avenue Bridge in Barstow , the SBCTA took over

468-678: The San Francisco 49ers , completed in 2014; the Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower Airport terminal, which opened in 2015; an expansion of Kroger Field at the University of Kentucky; Camping World Stadium reconstruction in Orlando in 2014; and Bartle Hall Convention Center Ballroom Expansion in 2007. In 2014, Airport Business Magazine recognized two of the company's aviation experts, James Long PE and Jennie Santoro, with

504-804: The 2017 Bronze Engineering Excellence Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Massachusetts for its work supporting the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority on the Fitchburg Commuter Rail Improvement Program. HNTB was lead designer for the SR99 Tunnel Project in Seattle. The tunnel was completed in 2017 and opened in 2019. HNTB was the independent design verifier for

540-626: The Florida Department of Transportation. HNTB supported the Florida Department of Transportation to complete I-595 Corridor Roadway Improvements in Broward County, Florida, which reached substantial completion in 2014. HNTB works on transit stations, commuter rail, Bus Rapid Transit, Positive Train Control, streetcars and others. The company is a supporter of high-speed rail projects. HNTB provided several services on

576-924: The Istanbul Strait Crossing tunnel in Turkey. The tunnel, also known as the Eurasia Tunnel , established a connection between the European and Asian sides of the city, and opened in 2016. The project won a 2016 Global Best Project award from Engineering News-Record, and engineering industry publication, in the Bridge/Tunnel category. The Milwaukee Office (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) was named No 1. Best Place to Work in Milwaukee in 2020, 2021, & 2022 by Milwaukee's Business Journal . Ashley Booth, HNTB's national streetcar practice leader,

612-898: The Johnson County Gateway Interchange for the Kansas Department of Transportation, and program management consultant services on the U.S. 290 Corridor rebuild for the Texas Department of Transportation. Additionally, the firm has served on the I-94 reconstruction for the Michigan Department of Transportation, the Milwaukee Zoo Interchange for the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, and

648-804: The Poplar Street Bridge project for the Missouri Department of Transportation. HNTB's intelligent transportation systems projects have included system design and maintenance and operations services for a smart truck parking system in Michigan and the Tampa Bay SunGuide Center. HNTB also supports the Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority on Tampa Connected Vehicle Pilot and a Truck Parking Availability System for

684-616: The SBCTA and the airport are currently in the process of trying to implement a tunnel with autonomous, zero-emission vehicles on an "on-demand" basis from the Metrolink San Bernardino Line 's Rancho Cucamonga station to Ontario International Airport . Initially, The Boring Company proposed constructing a single 2.8-mile (4.5 km) tunnel similar to the Las Vegas Convention Center Loop that would cost $ 60 million. However,

720-701: The SBCTA implemented the Freeway Service Patrol (FSP), whose purpose is to tow stranded motorists within the urbanized area of San Bernardino County. Service operates during peak traffic times. The SBCTA maintains a countywide active transportation plan. Although San Bernardino County is vast, much of the population is concentrated in the San Bernardino Valley portion in the county's southwest corner. The SBCTA requires complete streets within San Bernardino County when cities apply for roadway expansion grants. The Pacific Electric Trail

756-546: The SBCTA that will connect Pomona with Fontana . The first phase is a 19-mile long (31 km) segment that will run along Holt Boulevard to Ontario International Airport and Metrolink’s Rancho Cucamonga station . Phase 1 will have 21 stations along the route. As a cost-effective solution compared to the proposed extension of the Foothill Extension project from Montclair Transcenter to Ontario International Airport , estimated at around $ 1-1.5 billion,

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792-994: The San Bernardino Line, which has the highest ridership of the entire system, the Inland Empire–Orange County Line , which terminates at the San Bernardino Santa Fe Depot and San Bernardino–Downtown stations, and the Riverside Line , which serves Ontario–East station . Arrow , formerly the Redlands Passenger Rail Project (RPRP or RPR), is a commuter rail line which runs from the San Bernardino Transit Center in Downtown San Bernardino in

828-1162: The South Park Bascule Bridge in Seattle; the Portsmouth Memorial Bridge between New Hampshire and Maine; the Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge in St. Louis; and the Falls Flyover Ramp in Wichita, Kansas. HNTB serves as owner's engineer for the New York State Thruway Authority on the New NY Bridge project , which replaces the Tappan Zee Bridge over the Hudson River in New York. The new bridge

864-527: The bus transit agencies in San Bernardino County. It is also responsible for the oversight of Omnitrans , Victor Valley Transit Authority (VVTA), Needles Area Transit (NAT), Mountain Transit , and Basin Transit . In 2023, SBCTA expanded its Free Fares for School K-12 program to all transit agencies in order to boost transit use with San Bernardino County Youth. San Bernardino County is served by and partially funds three of Metrolink's lines. This includes

900-401: The company eventually dropped out of the project because they refused to submit another refined proposal. Despite this, the SBCTA moved forward with plans on the project. The new plans for the project include two 4.2-mile (6.8 km) tunnels that will cost roughly $ 492 million. The SBCTA selected HNTB as their new contractor to design, build, and maintain the project. In October 2024,

936-417: The eastern 2.5 miles of the subdivision. San Bernardino Associated Governments San Bernardino Associated Governments ( SANBAG or SanBAG) was an association of the San Bernardino County local governments and the regional transportation planning agency and regional planning organization for the county, with policy makers consisting of mayors , councilmembers , and county supervisors . It

972-727: The entire county and its cities. Every city and county supervisor is provided one seat on the board, and it also includes a nonvoting member from the California Department of Transportation 's (Caltrans) District 8. In 2016, Senate bill 1305, consolidated five different transit agencies into SBCTA. Those agencies were County Transportation Commission, County Transportation Authority, Service Authority for Freeway Emergencies, Congestion Management Agency, and Subregional Planning Agency . In 2019, SBCTA mulled direct takeover of Omnitrans due to its 520 million dollar deficit. In response to pressure of county supervisors, SBCTA initiated

1008-652: The project earned a Grand Conceptor Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies for the structural engineer of record ( Walter P Moore ). HNTB was lead architect and performed initial planning and engineering services on the San Diego International Terminal 2 expansion project. In 2014, the project earned a Best of the Best Projects award from Engineering News-Record in the Airport/Transit category. Currently, HNTB

1044-490: The proposed route follows a reversed L-shaped alignment consisting of the Rancho Cucamonga Metrolink Station, Milliken Avenue, East Airport Drive towards Ontario airport The SBCTA is in the process of double-tracking Metrolink's San Bernardino Line from CP Lilac to Rialto station to increase capacity and frequency within San Bernardino County. The SBCTA provides transit funding for all

1080-620: The repair of the John E. Mathews Bridge after it was severely damaged by a ship impact in September 2013. HNTB serves, and has previously served, on a variety of projects for state departments of transportation across the U.S. The firm's DOT work has included construction engineering and inspection services on the I-595 Express Corridor Improvements Project for the Florida Department of Transportation,

1116-485: The replacement of the bridge from the city due to its critical importance, since it passes over the BNSF Southern Transcon rail corridor and yard. The expected cost of the project is $ 62 million. Currently, it is in the design phase to replace the 1930's bridge. The West Valley Connector, also known as the sbX Purple Line, is a 35-mile long (56 km) bus rapid transit project spearheaded by

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1152-831: The west to the University of Redlands in Redlands in the east. Simulated service testing commenced on September 12, 2022. Service commenced on October 24, 2022. In 2019, SBCTA ordered Zero emissions multiple unit from Stadler for the Arrow line. The trainset is expected to be in operation by 2024 SBCTA administers the County's van pool Commuter service called SB Loop. Currently the system consists of 72 vehicles, averaging 37,000 trips per quarter. SBCTA also subsidizes Victor Valley Transit Authority's van pool. Averaging 119,400 trips per quarter in 189 vehicles In order to reduce congestion,

1188-715: Was also the funding agency for the county's transit systems, which include Omnitrans , Victor Valley Transit Authority , Morongo Basin Transit Authority , Mountain Area Regional Transit Authority , Barstow Area Transport , and Needles Area Transit . In January 2017, SANBAG split into the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA) and San Bernardino Council of Governments ( SBCOG ). This California -related article

1224-784: Was awarded the 2017 Training Professional of the Year Award by the National Transit Institute. In 2006, the American Public Works Association named the High Five Interchange as the "Public Works Project of the Year" for its massive size, its innovative design, the complexity and rapidity of its construction and the need it fulfilled for the community. HNTB Corporation received the award as the primary consultant, along with

1260-502: Was based in Kansas City, Missouri , but had offices in Portland, Oregon , and Vancouver , British Columbia . The company designed more than 30 vertical-lift bridges for highways and railroads. After Howard's partnership, Waddell & Harrington eventually became Harrington, Howard & Ash. In 1941, it changed its name to Howard, Needles, Tammen & Bergendoff when Enoch Needles, Henry Tammen & Ruben Bergendoff joined as partners. In 1975, it merged with Kivett and Myers to form

1296-442: Was named to Mass Transit Magazine's Top 40 Under 40 2017 list. Tim Faerber, PE, a senior vice president at HNTB, received ENR Midwest's Legacy Award in 2017. Faerber was the fourth person to win the award. During his career, he has led HNTB's Illinois operations and was Great Lakes Division president from 2010 to 2013. Diana Mendes, HNTB's transit/rail market sector leader, Mid-Atlantic Division president and senior vice president,

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