Capitol Hill Station
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 Sound Transit hosted an open house to provided an update on the progress of the demolition and to discuss the upcoming closure of the Olive Way off-ramp, Cherry St. On ramp and the Pike/Pine revisable lane from I-5 on May 7th. Click here to see the slide show from the meeting>>>
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Project Information:
The underground Capitol Hill Station will be built just east of Broadway Avenue and south of East John Street, beneath Nagle Place and adjoining properties. This station will serve the densely populated neighborhood and the Broadway business district, as well as Seattle Community College, Group Health Medical Center and other nearby employers. Locating the station east of Broadway and west of Cal Anderson Park reduces construction disruptions in the Broadway business district and the recently developed park.
The Capitol Hill station includes three station entrances: a north entrance on the east side of Broadway at the corner of East John Street, an entrance on the west side of Broadway just south of East Denny Way, and a south entrance at the corner of East Denny Way and Nagle Place.
These station entrances will be further studied in final design to enhance station access and circulation.
Projected Ridership
2030 daily boardings: 14,000 at Capitol Hill Station.
Project Status
Final Design of the Capitol Hill Station is almost complete, and local and federal funding have been identified.
Construction of the Capitol Hill station will begin in early 2009 with the environmental remediation and demolition of buildings. This phase of the work is expected to take 6 months to complete. Capitol Hill Station is scheduled to open for service in 2016.
Click here for a more detailed schedule >>>
Transit-Oriented-Development at the Capitol Hill station
Sound Transit has begun a TOD work program to carefully consider the opportunities and constraints at work for parcels to be redeveloped following construction of the Capitol Hill Light Rail Station. Learn more >>>
Business Mitigation
In 2009 Sound Transit will break ground to begin constructing the Capitol Hill Link Light Rail Station. Construction of this station will occur in multiple phases over the course of 7 years, with the highest impact occurring from 2010 through 2015. During this period of construction, Sound Transit and the Capitol Hill Chamber of Commerce are committed to implement a business mitigation plan to address the local business community’s needs. Sound Transit has worked closely with the Capitol Hill Chamber and business community as a whole to develop a specific plan and strategy that meet the unique characteristics of the community. Two important elements of the business mitigation plan are promoting Capitol Hill as a great place to live, work, dine, shop and visit, and providing local businesses near or adjacent to the construction site with technical training to assist them in maintaining their customer base during construction.
Learn more about business mitigation >>>
Salvage and Recycling
Salvage and recycling have been a very important part of Sound Transit’s work at the Capitol Hill Station site. As part of Sound Transit’s sustainability goals and to reduce the amount of waste during demolition activities, Sound Transit and its contractors have taken many steps to salvage and recycle as many existing building materials as possible prior to and during demolition. As of April 15, 2009, the contractor has recycled 1,450 tons bricks, wood, metal and other building materials.
Click here for a summary of the salvage and recycling activities at the site to date >>>
Learn More
Project ContactJeff Munnoch
Community Outreach Specialist
401 S. Jackson St.
Seattle, WA 98104
Phone:(206) 398-5131
24 Hour Hotline:(888) 298-2395
jeff.munnoch@soundtransit.org
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