Transit Facilities
Vallejo Transit CenterBiggs Cardosa was the lead structures engineer for a new bus transfer facility. This $8.7m transit center on Sacramento Street completes the firm phase of a massive development project designed to better integrate the Vallejo Ferry at the waterfront with the city's historic downtown. The structures include: two-story 5,000 sf building for public and transportation staff use; six 60-foot long steel-framed shelter structures and a conical shaped rotunda structures at the center of the structure.
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Marina Transit CenterBiggs Cardosa provided structural engineering services for the construction of a new bus transfer facility for Monterey-Salinas Transit. The structures include a 900 sf single-story office and restroom, two large open shelters (approximately 1300 sf) and two small shelters (approximately 370 sf). Each shelter includes three steel columns along one side with the canopy framing extending approximately 20 feet to one side. The framing is constructed of steel and wood and is supported by cable braces tied to the top of the columns.
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Fresno Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)The Fresno Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is a 13.8 mile BRT project along the Blackstone/Ventura/Kings Canyon corridor. The total estimated cost of the BRT Project is approximately $48 million including bus fleet, professional services, and construction. Biggs Cardosa is providing structural engineering services for 52 bus shelters as a part of the BRT Project. The shelters consist of cantilevered steel frames supporting a suspended translucent polycarbonate roof. The architecture required the use of thin structural roof elements to achieve the desired “floating” appearance of the translucent roof. The project is funded through a variety of sources, including the Federal Transit Authority (FTA) Very Small Starts grant funding, with the State and City matching those funds.
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Greyhound Bus TerminalBiggs Cardosa performed the structural foundation design for a new one-story Greyhound bus terminal for the City of Sacramento. It includes a 10,000 sf terminal with six bus bays, a modern façade and an onsite restaurant serving hot meals and snacks. The sleek, modern terminal is silver LEED-certified and designed to be more efficient for bus service and provide better passenger accommodations. Some of the strategies used for energy efficiency include: daylight harvesting – system of natural lighting elements (windows and skylights) that are monitored with photo cells to control dimmable light fixtures; tall volume ceilings help cool the building; concrete flooring which helps with thermal mass.
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Manteca Transit CenterBiggs Cardosa provided structural engineering services to prepare the scoping documents for the construction of a new bus transfer facility for the City of Manteca that was constructed under a Design-Build contract. The structures include a single-story 7,000 sf building for public and transportation staff use, steel-framed shelter structures and a steel and masonry entry arch structure. The scoping documents included foundation and framing plans for the wood-framed structure and detailing of the visually exposed steel structures.
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