Northgate Link Extension
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Latest updates
- Jun 18, 2018: Extended work hours at Northgate Station
- Jun 12, 2018: Weekend work and road closures NE 103rd Street and Northbound 1st Avenue NE
- Jul 31, 2017: Shaft drilling for Northgate station complete
- Jun 30, 2017: Northgate Station girder installation time-lapse
Project Highlights
Mode:
- Link light rail
Start of service:
Open for service: 2021
Overview:
Northgate Link Extension adds three new stations to the growing light rail network, providing access to the system for riders living and working north of Seattle. Stations in the Northgate, Roosevelt and U District neighborhoods will be served with frequent bus connections, a park and ride and pedestrian and bike paths.
Phase:
- Construction
Facts:
- Length: 4.3 miles; 3 stations
- Ride time:
- 14 minutes from Northgate to downtown Seattle
- 55 minutes from Northgate to Sea-Tac Airport
- Budget: $1.9 billion
- Construction type: tunnel, elevated and surface
Region
- Seattle Area
Latest news
- Extended work hours at Northgate Station Jun 18, 2018: Starting as early as Monday, June 18th, Sound Transit’s contractor will be extending work hours at the Northgate Station site in...
- Weekend work and road closures NE 103rd Street and Northbound 1st Avenue NEJun 12, 2018: Starting as early as Friday, June 15, Sound Transit’s contractor will be conducting work for sewer system and manhole installati...
- Roosevelt Station – Shift ChangeJun 11, 2018: The week of June 11th Sound Transit contractors will stagger the work hours of the construction crews who are working in the sam...
- University District Neighborhood Construction UpdateJun 6, 2018: Major Changes to the U District Station site from June 2018 – July 2019 As early as Friday June, 8, you will begin to see the f...
- Sound Transit to host public meeting about design and construction of new light rail Operations and Maintenance Facility in BellevueMay 15, 2018: Public invited to meet Sound Transit’s contractor and learn about design and construction activities for the facility that will ...
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