 Next
stop: Lynnwood!
2015
milestone achieved: final route and stations selected
The Sound Transit Board of Directors selected the final
light rail route and station locations for extending light rail north from
Seattle to Lynnwood, keeping the project on track to begin construction in 2018 and open in late 2023.
Trains will run along the I-5 corridor from
Northgate to the Lynnwood Transit Center with four new stations. The Board also
directed staff to plan for potential future stations at Northeast 130th Street
in Seattle and 220th Street Southwest in Mountlake Terrace. The light rail
tracks in those areas will be built to accommodate future construction of
either of those stations in a way that would not substantially impact service.
What’s
next?
Record
of Decision
This summer, the Federal Transit Administration is expected to issue a Record
of Decision for the project. This action completes the environmental process
and authorizes final design, then construction of the project. The Record of Decision defines mitigation
commitments and other requirements for the project following the recent
completion of the Final
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
Field work
Over the next few months, Sound Transit will be collecting information from the
field to inform the final design. You may see teams with orange vests and hard
hats in the vicinity of the Interstate 5 corridor between Northgate and Lynnwood.
Final design
In early 2016, Sound Transit will begin the final design phase of the Lynnwood
Link Extension to further refine the project’s trackway, stations and art
installations. Milestones and check-in points are named by their association
with a general level of “completeness” of design: 30%, 60% and 100% (ready for
construction). Around these milestones, Sound Transit will engage with project
partners and seek public input on a variety of project aspects, including
station appearance and construction details.
During final design, Sound Transit will prepare the
project for construction by:
- Developing station
designs
- Conducting additional
field work
- Acquiring permits
- Incorporating art into
project plans
- Procuring right-of-way
- Refining construction
mitigation measures
- Defining the
construction sequence/schedule and methods
- Continuing the
partnerships with local jurisdictions (example: station-area planning)
Property owners
Once enough of the final design phase has been completed to confirm impacted
properties (expected in late 2016/early 2017), Sound Transit will notify
property owners. Prior to the recent publication of the Final EIS, letters were sent to potentially impacted
property owners.
Contact Eric Lee in the Real Property department at
eric.lee@soundtransit.org or
206-903-7306 with questions about the property acquisition process.
You
helped us get here – thank you!
Your input
and support helped Sound Transit reach this important decision milestone. We
extend a special thanks to everyone who participated in the process to date.
The final route and stations have been shaped by questions, comments and
feedback heard from agencies, stakeholders and the public. We look forward to
continuing the conversation as we begin final design early next year.
5 years of community input, by the numbers:
- Conversations with over
3,400 people at local fairs and festivals
- More than 20 public
meetings, open houses and drop-in sessions hosted by the project with over
1,400 attendees
- 634 public and agency
comments responded to in the Final
Environmental Impact Statement
- 500 flyers and phone
calls made about project field work
- 2 “Tech Talk” webcast
conversations
2015–2018:
Final design and permitting
Late
2015 – Field work conducted to inform the final design
Early 2016 – Project enters into Final Design phase
Mid 2016 – Station design public meetings begin
Late 2016/Early 2017 - Impacted properties confirmed, property
owners notified
2017 – 60% design; Board is scheduled to adopt lifetime budget
for the project (baseline budget); right-of-way acquisition begins
Help
shape future transit
Lynnwood Link
Extension is on its way, but what's next? Sound Transit has begun the process
to shape a ballot measure that voters could consider as early as November 2016.
This Sound
Transit 3 measure will build upon the existing mass transit system of light
rail, commuter rail and bus services.
Learn more and get involved in the process: soundtransit3.org
For
more information
For
more information about the Lynnwood Link Extension project, please contact
Roger Iwata at 206-689-4904 or roger.iwata@soundtransit.org.
You can also visit the Lynnwood Link Extension web
page.
To report urgent construction matters: please call
Sound Transit’s 24-hour construction hotline at 1-888-298-2395.
Lynnwood
Link project background
The Lynnwood
Link Extension is a key part of the mass transit system expansion approved by
voters in 2008. Targeted for completion in late 2023, Lynnwood Link’s 8.5 miles
of light rail will extend from the Northgate Station (under construction) to
the Lynnwood Transit Center.
By 2035, Lynnwood Link will carry an estimated
63,000 - 74,000 riders each weekday through some of the worst traffic
congestion in the state. A trip from Lynnwood to downtown Seattle will take 28
minutes.
Early cost estimates for the 8.5-mile project range
from $1.5 billion to $1.7 billion. A final budget is expected in 2017 with
construction scheduled to begin in 2018.
24-hour construction hotline: 888-298-2395
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