Timpson Joins HNTB
HNTB has appointed Diana Timpson, PE, PMP, as Senior Project Manager of Rail Transit in the firm’s Seattle, Wash., office.
Sound Transit
Sound Transit Link to single track late at night for track maintenance
Sound Transit began single tracking between the Rainier Beach and Tukwila International Boulevard stations on Monday.
Worker suffers traumatic injuries on Sound Transit project
A worker on Sound Transit’s Mountlake Terrace light rail segment is in critical condition after a concrete wall panel fell on him.
Sound Transit eliminates two routes for Everett Link Extension
The choices for a proposed Sound Transit light rail line are being reduced.
Bells & Whistles—Purple Line project expecting more delays, workforce issues
The top news stories RT&S was following the week ending Sept. 16.
New complication puts strain on Sound Transit project
Crews continue to work connecting the Hilltop Tacoma Link Extension to Tacoma Link with round-the-clock and nighttime construction activity.
September editorial—Sound Transit is experiencing a lot of hurt
I’m surprised I did not take a Vaseline shot to the eye.
Bells & Whistles—Crews are pulling up new track on I-90 floating bridge
The top news stories RT&S was following the week ending Aug. 19.
A landslide, poor concrete supports, and worker strike push back opening for Sound Transit lines
A variety of factors have forced a group of Sound Transit light rail projects to be delayed, pushing back the opening of the lines.
Crews set to connect key Sound Transit light rail extension
In order for construction crews to connect the existing Tacoma Link line to the Hilltop Tacoma Link Extension, the T Line will be shut down Aug. 1 to Sept. 16 at the intersection of 9th Avenue and Commerce Street.
5,000, five, and counting: Sound Transit still hearing concerns about tunnel construction
Residents of the Chinatown-International District showed up in force at a recent public meeting held by Sound Transit to voice objection over a light-rail tunnel project that is planned to run through the neighborhood.
Bells & Whistles—Crumbling rail bridge feeds crumbling relationship
The top news stories RT&S was following this week.
Seattle officials try to iron out wrinkles in largest infrastructure project in city’s history
Over the last few years Sound Transit has laid several miles of light-rail track in and around the city of Seattle, but the biggest is yet to come.
Problem with concrete track supports now plagues East Link light rail project
Damage to concrete track supports on the I-90 floating bridge deck in the state of Washington has inserted another delay in Sound Transit’s East Link light rail project.
Bells & Whistles—Residents want Metra, tracks to keep a safer distance
The top news stories RT&S reported on the week ending May 27.
Future Seattle light-rail project could stop neighborhood’s cultural heart
Businesses in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District describe Fifth Avenue as the chi to the neighborhood.
Bells & Whistles—A high-speed track to nowhere?
The top news stories RT&S was following this week.
Next leader of Sound Transit has daunting task right out of the gate
The Sound Transit board will use a closed-door executive session on May 9 to discuss candidates to replace outgoing CEO Peter Rogoff.
Digging into the details of a new downtown Seattle light rail tunnel
In this news release, Sound Transit discusses station depths for a new light rail tunnel.
King County, Wash., looks to produce own concrete as strike enters fourth month
When product runs out for a lengthy period of time, you consider making your own.