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Road improvements finished near Maple Valley

The King County Road Services Division recently completed at safety project at the intersection of 244th Avenue Southeast and Southeast 216th Street near Tahoma Junior High.

There had been several collisions at the intersection over the past four years, and Road Division engineers felt the best solution was to convert it from a two-way to all-way stop.

In addition to the stop changes, the overhead flashing light was upgraded and rumble strips were added to alert motorists approaching the intersection.

Metro – Transit agency to the stars

Already planning how many different movies you can see during the Seattle International Film Festival that kicks off May 22? Why not also plan how to use Metro to travel to all the venues?

The festival runs through June 15 at 13 different theaters in Seattle. Each is easily accessible using regular bus service. Metro has set up the online Trip Planner with links to each movie house in the festival, so film fans can “autofill” the destination point to obtain route information.

See Metro Online for more details.

Metro finishes well at APTA Roadeo

Drivers and mechanics from Metro finished fourth in the overall competition at the recent International Bus Roadeo sponsored by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA).

Metro’s team missed finishing in the top three by just .01 point. The overall award is given to the bus operator and maintenance team that has the highest combined score.

Metro Operator Michael Grady was second in the Customer Service Challenge Awards, which judges professionalism, customer service skills, and problem-solving creativity. Metro’s Vehicle Maintenance team of Ryan Stringfellow, Leonard Emry and Larry Fitzpatrick also finished strongly, with a first in one contest and eighth overall in the maintenance competition.

The APTA roadeo is held annually to recognize the men and women who keep North America’s bus systems safe and efficient.

KCIA project award

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently honored the staff at the King County International Airport with a “Project Excellence” award for the rehabilitation of the long runway at Boeing Field.

KCIA won the award for flawless execution reconstructing Runway 13L/31R while minimizing service interruption to customers and tenants. The overall runway project was very complex in scope and involved: an overlay of the 10,000-foot long, 200-foot wide asphalt runway; complete reconstruction of six major connecting taxiways; installation of perimeter drainage; replacement of the entire runway electrical system; installation of new runway safety guard lights; as well as replacement of airfield signs and edge lights. It was completed in just 19 days, and came in under budget.

The award was presented at the annual FAA Northwest Mountain Region Airports Conference. The region consists of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, and Utah.

Updated:  May 12, 2008

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