Lynnwood Link extension

The Lynnwood Link extension is a planned Link light rail extension traveling north from Northgate to Lynnwood in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. The 8.5-mile (13.7 km) light rail extension includes stations in Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace, and Shoreline along Interstate 5. It will be served by Line 1 and Line 2 when it opens in 2024. The project was funded by the Sound Transit 2 (ST2) package approved by voters in November 2008, and began construction in 2019.[1] Ridership is expected to be 63,000 to 74,000 daily in 2035.[2]

Lynnwood Link
extension
Sound Transit Express
Community Transit
 Lynnwood City Center
 220th Street SW
I-5
 Mountlake Terrace
SR 104 (Ballinger Way)
 Shoreline North/185th
Northeast 175th St
Shoreline South/145th
SR 523 (Northeast 145th St)
NE 130th Street
 Northeast 130th St
Northgate
to Northgate Link extension
2013 "Preferred alternative" stations
shown with "Potential" stations thus:
Station

Route and stations

In April 2015, the final environmental impact statement for the extension was released, and a Record of Decision from the Federal Transit Administration was received in July 2015.[3] The southern limit of the extension will be the Northgate Link station, connecting southward to Northgate Link Extension to Seattle via the University District. The route will parallel Interstate 5, with stations at NE 145th St, NE 185th St, Mountlake Terrace Transit Center, and Lynnwood Transit Center. Accommodations will be in place at NE 130th St and 220th St SW to allow for future infill stations.[2]

History

In August 2017, Sound Transit announced that the project would be delayed six months (from late 2023 to mid 2024) and would cost $500 million more than expected, bringing the final budget to $2.9 billion. The changes were due to rising costs associated with land acquisition, labor, and materials in the local market.[4]

The project's groundbreaking ceremony was held on September 3, 2019, and included Governor Jay Inslee, U.S. Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, and U.S. Representatives Rick Larsen and Suzan DelBene.[5]

References
  1. "Lynnwood Link Extension". Sound Transit. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
  2. "Lynnwood Link Extension" (PDF). Sound Transit. July 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  3. "Sound Transit's Lynnwood Link extension passes environmental review". Progressive Railroading. July 16, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  4. Lindblom, Mike (August 24, 2017). "Sound Transit's Lynnwood extension running $500M over budget". The Seattle Times. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
  5. Giordano, Lizz (September 4, 2019). "Historic groundbreaking for Lynnwood light rail extension". The Everett Herald. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
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