Northgate Link Extension
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Latest updates
- Jul 20, 2017: Nighttime tower crane delivery/construction at U District Station
- Jul 14, 2017: Cross passage restoration – lane closure: Roosevelt Way NE between NE 71st and NE 72nd street
- Jun 30, 2017: Northgate Station girder installation time-lapse
- Jun 1, 2017: Northgate Station construction marks major milestone
Project Highlights
Mode:
- Link light rail
Start of service:
Open for service: 2021
Overview:
Northgate Link Extension will connect the Northgate, Roosevelt and U District neighborhoods to downtown Seattle and the airport. Fast, reliable service will provide relief to one of the region's most congested traffic areas.
Phase:
- Construction
Facts:
Length: 4.3 miles
Ride time: 14 minutes from Northgate to downtown
Budget: $1.9 billion
Construction type: tunnel, elevated and surface
Funding partners: Construction funding is combination of federal grants, motor vehicle excise tax (MVET) and local sales tax
Region
- Seattle Area
Latest news
- Nighttime tower crane delivery/construction at U District StationJul 20, 2017: The U District Station contractor, Hoffman Construction Company, has taken procession of the U District Station site.
- Cross passage restoration – lane closure: Roosevelt Way NE between NE 71st and NE 72nd streetJul 14, 2017: As early as Friday, July 14, Sound Transit's contractor will start the restoration of the street area that was impacted by cross...
- Demobilization of drilling equipment in Northgate Interim Park and Ride Lot BJul 13, 2017: Thursday, July 20th through Friday, July 28th crews will demobilize cranes and other equipment used to drill the shafts for the ...
- Northgate Station girder installation time-lapseJun 30, 2017: In early June, Sound Transit's contractor Absher Construction Company installed the first of the girders that will become the pl...
- Lane closure: Banner Way NE & NE 76th & NE 78th StreetJun 28, 2017: As early as Thursday, June 29, Sound Transit's contractor will close a lane on Banner Way Northeast to proceed with the restorat...
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