Crews set to connect key Sound Transit light rail extension

Sound Transit

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.

Crews will be connecting rails, systems and power, with round-the-clock and nighttime work as part of the construction activity.

Construction work will begin at the end of T Line service on Sunday, July 31. The closure will begin at 5 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 1, and continue until 10 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 16. During this time, free shuttle buses will serve all T Line stations between the Tacoma Dome and Theater District. 

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