SOUND TRANSIT UNVEILS ALIGNMENT OF LIGHT-RAIL SYSTEM

In November 1999, the Link light-rail system, which will connect the Washington cities of Seattle, Tukwila, and Sea Tac, took a step closer to reality when the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit) defined the 21 mi (34 km) central line's route and station locations. Construction of the 18-station system, currently funded at $1.86 billion, will begin in 2000; the system is scheduled to open in 2006. Sound Transit is seeking federal and state funding for an additional 3 mi (5 km) and two stations. The system is expected to handle approximately 110,000 passengers per day. Link is only part of a $3.9-billion transit plan being implemented by Sound Transit. Sounder, a $750-million commuter rail system running 81 mi (130 km) between Everett and Tacoma/Lakewood is currently under construction and will be completed in September 2000. Regional Express, a bus transit route connecting Bellevue, Everett, Tacoma, and Seattle, already has nine routes operating.

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  American Society of Civil Engineers

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  Reston, VA  United States  20191-4400
• Publication Date: 2000-2

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 16-17
• Serial:
  • Civil Engineering
  • Volume: 70
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0885-7024
  • Serial URL: http://www.pubs.asce.org/ceonline/newce/html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus transit; Commuter service; Light rail transit; Planning; Public transit; Rail transit stations; Routes
• Geographic Terms: Puget Sound Region; Washington (State)
• Subject Areas: Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00788879
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 12 2000 12:00AM