Update from Sound Transit
Final design set to start, new video animation
Board
action and approval
On Thursday,
November 19, the Sound Transit Board of Directors approved the project and
budget to move into the final design phase which is scheduled to start early
next year. During the final design phase of the project, engineering and design
work will be advanced on the trackway, stations, train control systems, and
public art. At key design milestones, Sound Transit will engage with the public
and project partners for input on a variety of project aspects including
station designs and construction details.
New
video animation
Final
design work will focus on the final route and stations identified by the Board
earlier this year. A new video animation of the final route and stations is
posted online here.
Property acquisitions approved
A limited
number of property acquisitions were approved by the Board at their meeting on
11/19. After all the affected property owners were notified, the Board approved
this first round of acquisitions since the acquisition requirements for these
parcels will not change as the plans advance during final design. For some
property owners, this action responds to their requests to be considered for
acquisition as early as possible and for others it brings some certainty to the
timing of the process.
Another round of acquisitions is expected to be
approved by the Board around the middle of next year and after designs have
progressed far enough for confirmation of the acquisition needs. A final round
of acquisitions will need about 60% of final design to be completed before they
can be authorized.
Schedule
overview 2016-2023
Early
2016 – Final design begins
Mid 2016 – Station design public meetings start
Mid 2016/2017 – Additional property acquisition confirmed,
property owners notified
2018 – Construction begins
Late 2023 – Open for service
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.
Sound Transit | Union Station, 401 S. Jackson St.
| Seattle, WA 981041-800-201-4900/ TTY Relay: 711 main@soundtransit.org | soundtransit.org
To request accommodations for persons with
disabilities, call 1-800-201-4900/ TTY Relay: 711 or e-mail accessibility@soundtransit.org.
Languages:
中文 | Chinese
한국 | Korean
Русский | Russian
Español | Spanish
Tagalog
Tiếng việt | Vietnamese
|