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Sound Transit's 2008 Milestones

Sound Transit’s milestones are a valuable tool for the public to chart the agency’s achievements and hold it accountable throughout the year.

Sound Transit has 39 milestones for 2008. The agency is opening important transportation projects this year, offering additional service and carrying millions of passengers.

Keep track of our milestones in 2008 and watch us keep growing.

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Checked yellow box Groundbreaking for South Tacoma Sounder station(Jan)
Empty yellow box Groundbreaking for Everett Station parking expansion
Checked yellow box Link light rail tunnel boring machine breaks through second Beacon Hill East Portal(Mar)
Checked yellow box Tukwila Link light rail track and guideway work completed(Mar)
Checked yellow box SeaTac/Airport light rail station finishes package awarded(Feb)
Empty yellow box Airport Link light rail guideway completed
Empty yellow box Construction begins on Sounder track improvements from M Street (Tacoma) to Lakewood
Empty yellow box Mount Baker Link light rail station completed
Empty yellow box Link light rail train testing begins in Rainier Valley
Empty yellow box Groundbreaking for Edmonds Sounder station improvements
Empty yellow box Groundbreaking for University Link light rail
Empty yellow box Art installation completed for Link light rail initial segment
Empty yellow box Link light rail fleet delivery completed
Empty yellow box Environmental restoration mitigation projects completed for Sounder north corridor
Checked yellow box Education and training programs begin for special needs riders(Apr)
Checked yellow box Redmond Transit Center opens(Feb)
Checked yellow box North Everett Transit Center/College Station opens(Mar)
Checked yellow box Mercer Island Park-and-Ride opens(Jan)
Empty yellow box Average combined weekday boardings for Sound Transit trains and buses reaches 50,000
Empty yellow box Issaquah Transit Center opens
Empty yellow box Mukilteo Sounder station opens
Empty yellow box 39 new ST Express buses arrive
Empty yellow box Lakewood Station opens for ST Express bus service
Empty yellow box South Everett Freeway Station opens
Empty yellow box I-90 2-Way HOV lanes and ramp open (Westbound from Bellevue to Mercer Island)
Empty yellow box Additional Sounder service (fourth round-trip) begins between Everett and Seattle
Empty yellow box Additional Sounder service, including another reverse train, begins between Tacoma and Seattle
Empty yellow box Variable message signs at Sounder south stations begin including next bus schedule information
Empty yellow box SR-522 HOV enhancements in Kenmore open
Empty yellow box Totem Lake Transit Center opens
Checked yellow box Sound Transit obtains international environmental certification(Feb)
Empty yellow box Sound Transit Board adopts system integration and expansion work plan
Empty yellow box Start of Final Design for Sounder D-M Street rail connector between Tacoma and Lakewood
Empty yellow box Sound Transit Board adopts Link light rail fares
Empty yellow box Clean independent financial audit issued for tenth consecutive year
Empty yellow box University Link light rail federal grant awarded
Empty yellow box Contract awarded for University Link light rail vehicles
Empty yellow box Environmental documentation completed for permanent Tukwila Sounder station
Empty yellow box Regional Smart Card (named ORCA) completed and ready for 2009 launch
 

Message from the Board Chair: Greg Nickels



CEO Corner: Joni Earl



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