M Street to Lakewood Track and Signal
Description
The M Street to Lakewood Track and Signal project upgrades seven miles of existing track and street crossings in the Lakeview Subdivision rail corridor from South M Street in Tacoma to Bridgeport Way Southwest in Lakewood. The project is part of the Sounder commuter rail extension of service from Tacoma to Lakewood.
This project provides all new track and signal systems and street crossing improvements at 13 at-grade railroad crossings. The improvements upgrade the rail corridor in this section to meet current passenger rail safety standards. The project includes the installation of layover tracks for train storage in the rail right-of-way adjacent to the tracks and north of Lakewood Station.
Sounder service to Lakewood will begin in fall 2012 after Sound Transit completes construction on the D-to-M Streets Track and Signal project in Tacoma.
Project Facts
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Lakeview Subdivision rail corridor between South M Street in Tacoma and Bridgeport Way Southwest in Lakewood.
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| Sound Transit Budget: |
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$78.6 million
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| Funding Parnters: |
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Federal Highway Administration, Washington State Department of Transportation Rail (WSDOT Rail)
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| Planning Partners: |
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BNSF, Cities of Tacoma and Lakewood, Tacoma Rail and WSDOT Rail
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| Consultants and Contractor: |
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BERGER/ABAM for environmental review, HDR Inc. for preliminary engineering and final design, AECOM for construction management, and Railworks Track Systems for construction.
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| Project Timeline: |
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Final design completed September 2008
Construction began June 2009
Construction completed November 2010
Tacoma Rail freight service active throughout planning and construction
Sounder service begins fall 2012
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Point Defiance Bypass Project
In 2008, Sound Transit worked cooperatively with WSDOT Rail and the Point Defiance Bypass project to design a shared section of track between South 66th Street and Bridgeport Way Southwest to accommodate future double tracks for Amtrak passenger rail service. To minimize disruption to local traffic and the community, at-grade street crossings were constructed for two tracks as part of Sound Transit's project, with the second set of tracks to be added as the bypass project moves forward.
Learn more about WSDOT's Point Defiance Bypass project >>>
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Project Contact
If you have questions about this project,
please contact:
Rachel Wilch
Community Outreach Coordinator
401 S. Jackson St.
Seattle, WA 98104
Phone:(206) 398-5460
Fax:(206) 398-5217
rachel.wilch@soundtransit.org
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