Sound Transit’s Hilltop Tacoma Link Extension project hits the home stretch

Crews have completed track work on Martin Luther King Jr. Way for the Hilltop Tacoma Link Extension, marking 75% completion of the project. More than 22,000 linear feet of track is now installed.

Senate bill would inject additional billions into biggest transit projects

A bill has been introduced in the U.S. Senate that would give some of the biggest transit projects in the country a big financial boost.

Sound Transit East Link to close between UW and SODO each weekend in April

Yesterday, Sound Transit announced upcoming power and signal work on the East Link.

Sound Transit Board approves transfer of surplus property to City of Seattle

The Sound Transit Board has approved a motion to transfer 10 surplus property sites in the Rainier Valley at no cost to the City of Seattle for the development of affordable housing, as a part of a partnership that includes a $10 million commitment from the city to build affordable homeownership opportunities.

Federal Way Link Extension design-build contract now more than 25% complete

Sound Transit announced yesterday that the Federal Way Link Extension project is moving along nicely.

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Train testing begins on Sound Transit’s Northgate Link extension

Sound Transit is now running light-rail test trains on the elevated tracks of the Northgate Link extension. The line is on target to open in September. “Seeing light-rail vehicles on the Northgate

Bells & Whistles—High-speed rail project lacking the land

MOW union demanding more safety precautions at Union Pacific during pandemic, but judge rules it can’t strike Price of Sound Transit projects expand more than 50 percent ‘Beyond comprehension’: Contractor of California’s

Sound Transit awards a ground-breaking, multi-year rail maintenance contract to Advanced Rail Management

Sound Transit has awarded a multi-year, $24-million contract for rail grinding, polishing, and engineering inspection services to Advanced Rail Management, Corp. (ARM). The contract, which includes corrugation measurement and track geometry, ultrasonic,

Price of Sound Transit projects expand more than 50 percent

Location, location, location means more, more and more money for Sound Transit regarding the light-rail line extension to Ballard, Wash., and West Seattle. Sound Transit announced the construction of a line connecting

Sound Transit north commuter rail service halted by mudslide

Sound Transit, the transit agency for the Seattle, Wash. metropolitan area, offers bus, commuter rail and light rail service. The commuter rail service essentially runs from Tacoma, through Seattle and north to

Columns pop up on Sound Transit’s Lynnwood Link extension

Civil construction on Sound Transit’s Lynnwood Link extension is now more than 25 percent complete, marking a major milestone for the project. The final drilled shaft was completed last Friday, and more

Sound Transit light-rail extension ready to pass over I-5

Sound Transit is getting ready to show its presence in a big way on the I-5 freeway. Next weekend a portion of the freeway will close as the bridge holding the Lynnwood

Progress is starting to rumble on Sound Transit’s Redmond Link Extension

Redmond, Wash., area residents and travelers will see more activity as work intensifies in extending light rail to Redmond. The 3.4-mile Downtown Redmond Link Extension will extend the line from the Redmond

Bells & Whistles—Wash. State Supreme Court delivers for Sound Transit

HART’s cost overruns for light-rail project have not reached a ceiling Initiative 976 struck down by Washington State Supreme Court CSX suffers derailment in Atlanta suburb Maryland takes over Purple Line project

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‘Justice for Seattle voters’: Initiative 976 is struck down by Washington State Supreme Court

The Washington State Supreme Court has struck down Initiative 976, which would have capped car tab fees at $30. The measure was passed by voters last November, and would have cost cities

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Big changes on Sound Transit’s Federal Way Link Extension

On Oct. 7 Sound Transit’s Federal Way Link Extension marked the beginning of building the light-rail guideway with construction of drill shafts at the site of the future Kent/Des Moines Station. Crews

Bells & Whistles—New details on Sound Transit hi-rail accident

Federal funding allocations announced for four transit infrastructure projects. More details emerge from Sound Transit hi-rail accident. FRA announces rail inspection technology rule to improve track safety. MBTA approves $403.5 million for

More details emerge from Sound Transit hi-rail accident

New details are emerging about the accident that injured four workers on a Sound Transit project in Seattle. The project has been shut down for investigation purposes. Sound Transit says the ones

Hi-rail accident at Sound Transit project injures four workers

A hi-rail vehicle working on a Sound Transit project in Seattle suddenly took off while on the tracks, resulting in four workers being hurt. The truck was traveling northbound in a tunnel

Look and watch: Sound Transit’s Bellevue tunnel now complete

Crews just finished the Sound Transit tunnel that runs under downtown Bellevue, and local media was able to tour the tube. The tunnel is part of the East Link light-rail extension that

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