Guided Tour of Light Rail Construction

Ride the Lunch Bus

Sound Transit Link light rail would like to invite you to tour the entire initial segment construction. The Community Outreach Division will be hosting the Lunch Bus Tour. The tour is part of Link light rail’s on-going effort to mitigate construction impacts on local businesses. This is a guided bus tour that will take you to and along the current construction sites. At any time during the tour, please feel free to ask questions. The tour is then followed by lunch at a local eating establishment. You are responsible for buying your own lunch. 

Tours depart and return at the southwest corner of 5th Avenue & South King Street in the International District. A Sound Transit bus marked “SPECIAL” will be waiting. Tours depart at 11:30 a.m. and return by 3 p.m. Cost of lunch is $10-$12 (cash only) the cost will include a meal, drink, and tax. We are sorry, but due to restrictions in our insurance policies, children under 18 are not permitted on the lunch bus tour. RSVP To RSVP, or for more information, please contact Paige Johnson at 206-398-5300 or email at: Linkconstruction@soundtransit.org. In your response, please include your name, organization, telephone number and request for accommodations.

Tour Details for May, 2009

"Sound of Light" by artist Richard C. Elliott

SODO, Beacon Hill, Rainier Valley, Tukwila and Airport Friday, May 28 RSVP by May 29 Cost of lunch is $12 per person (cash only) and will include a meal, drink, and tax. Lunch location: Huarachitos Mexican Taqueria View the completed SODO and Stadium light rail stations and the Operations and Maintenance facility. Catch a glimpse of the Beacon Hill Station area where miners have excavated the underground station. See the elevated Mount Baker Station and guideway. Come see Martin Luther King Jr. Way South get a facelift with new light rail, street improvements, sidewalks, lighting and landscaping. In Tukwila, see the nearly five miles of elevated trackway that was put together by the huge overhead gantry. Finally, at Sea-Tac Airport take a look at the 1.7 miles of elevated and surface trackway that will connect the Tukwila International Blvd Station to the airport. Train testing is underway – you may see a light rail vehicle!