Northgate Link Extension
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Latest updates
- Sep 6, 2018: Construction alert: Northgate, 9/6/2018
- Aug 31, 2018: Early morning concrete pour at the U District Station site
- 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
- Tunneling Industry Magazine Picks 3.5-Mile Northgate Link Tunnel Project as 2018’s “Tunnel Achievement” of the Year Sep 12, 2018: Citing Sound Transit’s impressive work building the 3.5-mile tunnel from the University of Washington to Roosevelt, Tunnel Busin...
- Construction alert: Northgate, 9/6/2018Sep 6, 2018: On Monday night, Sept. 10 thru Friday night, Sept....
- Early morning concrete pour at the U District Station siteAug 31, 2018: As early as Thursday, Sept. 6, Sound Transit's contractor will conduct concrete pours for the U District Station (UDS).
- Materials loading in at the Roosevelt Station SiteAug 24, 2018: Tuesday, August 28, through Friday, September 21, Sound Transit’s contractor will be loading materials into the Roosevelt Statio...
- Night-time Closures: Monday, Aug. 27 to Thursday, Aug. 30 & Tuesday, Sept. 4 to Thursday, Sept. 6 closure of 1st Ave NE from NE 92nd St to NE 100th St Aug 23, 2018: On Monday night, Aug....
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