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- Title: Sounder Commuter Rail - D-M Street update
- Date: 05/15/12
- Service: Sounder Commuter Rail Project
- Project: D-to-M Streets Track and Signal Work
- Description:
For the period of May 15-24,
D-to-M Streets construction news you can use:
• Workers on the B Street gully bridge are forming and placing walkways and waterproofing the bridge deck. The B Street gully bridge will support the commuter rail track. • East C Street is closed from East 25th to East 26th Streets until early June for track and signal installation, utility, and street improvements. East D Street and Pacific Avenue remain open as main arterials. • South C Street is temporarily closed until mid-June for roadway and street improvements. Crews are working on lighting, underground utilities and pavement in the upcoming weeks. • Crews are paving on South Tacoma Way from Pacific Avenue to beyond South C Street. They will also install lighting, irrigation and utilities before street completion and opening in mid-June. • Crews are building walls and placing concrete along the track corridor from Pacific Avenue to M Street. Traffic control is in place on South Tacoma Way during this work. • Crews continue to work on A Street between 25th and 26th Streets with wall and A Street bridge abutment work. 
- More Information: D-to-M Street Track and Signal Work
- Title: S 66th Street Bridge Project Update
- Date: 05/03/12
- Service: Sounder Commuter Rail Project
- Project:
- Description: South 66th Street Bridge Open House on Wed., May 16
Join Sound Transit for an open house about the South 66th Street Bridge project Wednesday, May 16
4:30 - 6:30 p.m. South Tacoma Activities and Recreation (STAR) Center 3813 S. 66th St.
Tacoma, 98409 Come by the STAR Center to chat with Sound Transit staff about: - South 66th Street Bridge improvements
- Current and future Sound Transit service throughout the region
- How to stay safe and sound around railroad tracks and crossings
More information: Contact Rachel Wilch at (206) 398-5460 or rachel.wilch@soundtransit.org
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- Title: East Link Open House recap
- Date: 05/02/12
- Service: Link Light Rail Project
- Project: East Link Project
- Description:
Over 200 people attended a recent Open House to learn about potential cost-savings ideas for the East Link light rail project. Sound Transit and the City of Bellevue received a lot of good feedback that will inform our work moving forward.
Potential cost-savings ideas were focused on:
• Winters House
• 112th Avenue SE
• Downtown Station Design
• Downtown Tunnel Design
• NE 16th Street & Light Rail Configuration
If you couldn’t make it, or you just want a closer look, you can view the open house materials. A comment form is available for those who would like to provide feedback.
Background
As part of the Collaborative Design Process, Sound Transit and the City of Bellevue are working together to reach the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) goal of reducing the City’s financial contribution for a downtown light rail tunnel by up to $60 million. What’s Next? The next Cost-Savings Open House is scheduled for June 5th from 4 – 7pm at Bellevue City Hall. Additional details will be provided soon. Sound Transit and the City of Bellevue will weigh public feedback from open houses and stakeholder briefings as cost-savings ideas are refined. All comments will be compiled and shared with the Sound Transit Board and Bellevue City Council. In June, cost-savings ideas will be identified for further development, including additional engineering and environmental review.
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- Title: Lynnwood Link Extension Project update
- Date: 04/27/12
- Service: Link Light Rail Project
- Project: Lynnwood Link Extension
- Description:
Board identifies route and station options for study
The Sound Transit Board of Directors has identified route and station locations for staff to study as part of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the extension of light rail between Northgate and the Lynnwood Transit Center. The DEIS will also look more closely at potential impacts and mitigation associated with the route running along the I-5 corridor. The DEIS and environmental review process will study proposed stations at the following locations along I-5: * NE 130th Street * NE 145th Street * NE 155th Street * NE 185th Street * 236th Street SW * 220th Street SW * Lynnwood Transit Center Other areas of study include alignment, profile and station design issues. Sound Transit will also seek to avoid, minimize or mitigate potential impacts of the project as the project moves forward. The DEIS is scheduled to be published in spring 2013. Following public input during the scoping phase of the project last fall, Sound Transit completed additional public outreach last month which included ongoing consultation with local governments, and ten Community Drop-in Sessions in North King County and South Snohomish County. Nearly 500 community members engaged staff to gather information and have their opinions known about future light rail options along the I-5 corridor. That input - as well as ongoing analysis - helped inform the Sound Transit board's decision. The line is part of the Sound Transit 2 extensions to the north, east and south approved by voters in 2008. It is scheduled to open in 2023. For more information email: northcorridor@soundtransit.org or call Roger Iwata, Community Outreach Corridor Lead, 206-689-4904.
- More Information: North Corridor Transit Project Update
- Title: Brooklyn Station public meetings May 2012
- Date: 03/28/12
- Service: Link Light Rail Project
- Project: North Link
- Description:
Brooklyn Station Construction Open House Date: Tuesday May 1, 2012
Time: 6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
(Presentation begins at 6:30 p.m.)
Location: Neptune Theatre
Address: 1303 NE 45th Street, Seattle Come and discuss construction plans for the Brooklyn Station. Brooklyn Station 60% Design Open House Date: Wednesday May 23, 2012
Time: 6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
(Presentation begins at 6:30 p.m.)
Location: Neptune Theatre
Address: 1303 NE 45th Street, Seattle Come see and discuss the latest design for the Brooklyn Station For more information, contact Wilbert Santos at 206-370-5516 or northlink@soundtransit.org. To request accommodations for persons with disabilities, call 1-800-201-4900 / TTY Relay: 711 or e-mail accessibility@soundtransit.org
- More Information: North Link Light Rail - Project Update
- Title: North Link Project Construction Alert
- Date: 03/27/12
- Service: Link Light Rail Project
- Project: North Link
- Description:
Geo-Tech Drilling in WSDOT Right of Way As early as Monday, March 26, 2012, Sound Transit will begin drilling to evaluate subsurface soil and groundwater conditions at locations in your neighborhood (see shaded area in red to the map on the right).These drillings will help Sound Transit better understand the underground conditions along the proposed North Link light rail tunnel routes and station sites. These drillings will take place at approximately 13 locations along the North Link alignment behind WSDOT's fence or sound wall over the next few weeks. What to expect - Hours of work: 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Drilling will take approximately two days to four days at each location lasting up to two weeks.
- The hole will be drilled between 50-250 feet deep.
- Drilling equipment will sound similar to a truck engine running with occasional hammering.
- Pedestrians, bicycles, and motor traffic access around the drilling area will be maintained.
- In some locations it may be necessary to restrict parking.
- For more information about construction activities, please call our 24-hour construction hotline at 1-888-298-2395 / TTY Relay: 711.
- More Information: Northgate Station
- Title: Live Web Cam: See what's happening at Capitol Hill & UW
- Date: 09/06/11
- Service: Link Light Rail Project
- Project: University Link
- Description:
Are you curious to see what is going on behind the Capitol Hill Station and University of Washington construction walls? Sound Transit has installed web cameras to give the community a bird's eye view of the construction for the University Link light rail stations. The cameras will show the progress of the construction and how the project takes shape over the next several years. Access the web cameras >>>
- More Information: University Link Light Rail - Project Update
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