Sound Transit to start next phase of track and signal project
Written by jrood
On June 8, construction crews will begin the next phase of the Sound Transit D to M Streets Sounder track and signal project in Tacoma, Wash. When the final 1.4-mile segment of the project is complete, Sounder commuter rail service to Lakewood will be delivered in late 2012. During the temporary closure, crews will bring streets to new grades, construct a rail bridge over Pacific Avenue, install new crossing gates and other safety equipment and provide landscaping to the area. When Pacific Avenue reopens next spring, crews will begin the final phase of the project. A Street will be permanently closed to vehicular traffic, lowered and rebuilt as a pedestrian and bicycle undercrossing. Crews will also bring South C Street to a new street grade to support an at-grade rail crossing. Tacoma Rail tracks also will be rebuilt.
