A new right-turn lane onto southbound I-5 at 128th Street SW has been paved and is nearly ready to open. This road-widening project is part of the Swift Green Line bus rapid transit project, which will be completed in early 2019.
New
bus lane, right-turn lane to open on 128th Street
The first customer-facing part of the Swift Green Line construction project is due to open later this
month. New bus-only and right-turn lanes heading eastbound on 128th
Street at I-5 in south Everett will help buses and general traffic.
The bus-only lane will allow buses to continue straight onto the I-5
overpass, where they will then merge with regular traffic. The new right-lane
will allow all vehicles to turn directly onto southbound I-5.
These changes are part of a road widening project at 128th
Street on both sides of the I-5 overpass that is part of the larger Swift Green Line project. Work on the
west side of the freeway started last summer. When the new lanes open this
month, temporary signals and signage will be in place. Permanent signals and
signs will be installed this spring.
Work has recently begun on the east side of the freeway, where a new
westbound bus and right-turn lane will be constructed. That project is expected
to be completed later this summer.
While these lanes will help Swift
and other buses stay on schedule, they should also provide benefit to all
traffic in this area.
Sign up for Swift Green Line
construction updates at communitytransit.org/SwiftNews.
Community
Transit Live airs construction
updates on Jan. 16
The Swift Green Line is the
largest construction project in Community Transit’s history, and the project
will be visible in parts of Bothell, Everett, Mill Creek and Snohomish County.
To keep residents updated about lane closures and construction work
during this project, the agency is airing a monthly webcast called Community
Transit Live. The next installment
will take place at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16.
During Community Transit Live,
agency planners will discuss where construction is now taking place and what is
coming up next. They will also talk about the benefits this second bus rapid
transit line will bring to Snohomish County residents. Questions from the
public will be answered in real time.
Tune in to Community Transit Live
by viewing Community Transit’s Facebook page, or by visiting
communitytransit.org/CTLive.
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Swift
ticket machine upgrade will allow multi-rider purchases
An upgrade to the ticket vending machines along the Swift Blue Line will allow cash
customers to pay for multiple riders in the same purchase. The upgrade will be
tested at one of the two Everett Station machines in January. If all goes well,
ticket machines at all Swift stations
will get the upgrade over the next two months.
The vast majority of Community Transit bus riders use the ORCA smart
card to pay their fare. By pre-paying to load the card with fare value ahead of
time, all it takes is a tap of the card to board a bus. On Swift buses, where there is no fare box, cash-paying customers buy
a ticket at the station. Until now, each rider bought a ticket separately.
All Swift Green Line Stations
will have the upgraded ticket machines when that bus line starts operation in
2019.
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Frosty
is prepared for winter weather, are you?
When snowy or icy weather hits our region, bus service is often
impacted. Energetic neighbors of this bus stop near Mukilteo created a snowman
to remind riders to bundle up this winter.
Riders are advised to sign up for email and text alerts that let them
know of changes to their route’s service. The Community Transit website is also
updated beginning at 5 a.m. on a snow day with information about reroutes and
delays.
Visit
communitytransit.org/snow to learn more about winter service and subscribe to
alerts.
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If you have any questions, please email TheRouteAhead@commtrans.org.
 Emmett Heath, CEO
Community Transit
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