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Statement from Sound Transit Board Chair Dave Somers

Snohomish County Executive and Sound Transit Board Chair Dave Somers has issued the following statement: In the face of unprecedented inflation of construction costs, the Sound Transit Board is putting pressure on everything the agency does to find savings. By adopting an…

Light rail service suspended Capitol Hill to Stadium on March 21 and 22

Buses replace 1 Line trains between Capitol Hill and Stadium on Saturday, March 21 and Sunday, March 22 for repair work and system maintenance in the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel. During the disruption, crews will remove and replace a cracked rail at Pioneer Square Station and…

Updated upcoming work on Link light rail for March

Sound Transit will be altering service to accommodate necessary work impacting Link light rail. Buses will replace trains during limited periods.  Crosslake Connection work period (March 18-22)  2 Line simulated service will…

Sound Transit monthly maintenance program in effect March 3-5

Buses will replace 1 and 2 Line trains between Lynnwood and Northgate stations during late night hours on March 3, 4, and 5 to accommodate planned monthly maintenance work. Passengers should plan ahead and expect around 30 minutes of increased…

Sound Transit to run additional service for Seattle’s ‘Summer of Soccer’

Sound Transit is preparing to welcome FIFA World Cup 2026 soccer attendees by running additional service in June and July for Link light rail as well as special Sounder game trains. Passengers taking transit to the games at the…

Sound Transit breaks ground on Stride S3 Line

Today, Sound Transit and project partners celebrated the groundbreaking of Sound Transit’s Stride S3 line. S3 will connect communities along SR 522 with fast, reliable, battery electric bus service from Shoreline South Station to Bothell via Kenmore and Lake Forest Park.   The project…

Sound Transit Board Adopts 2026–2030 Sustainability Plan, reinforcing agency’s environmental commitment

The Sound Transit Board today formally adopted the agency’s 2026–2030 Sustainability Plan, setting measurable climate, community impact and operational reliability goals that guide the regional transit system’s growth through 2030 and beyond. The plan…

Upcoming work on Link Light Rail

Sound Transit will alter train schedules and make strategic closures to accommodate planned work on the 1 and 2 Lines.  Pinehurst Station constructionOn Monday, March 2, and Friday, March 6, Sound Transit will alter train schedules during late night hours on…

Submissions requested for community safety poster contest

Sound Transit and Arts Corps invite artists in grades K-12 to participate in the “Safety is a team effort – LOOK out for each other!” safety poster contest. Students are asked to draw or illustrate what it means to look out for friends, family members, neighbors, and…

Reminder: Tap to Pay Starts Today

ORCA and Sound Transit issued this news release jointly.FEBRUARY 23, 2026 – Tap to Pay has officially launched for transit agencies across the Puget Sound region. This new feature allows riders to simply tap their contactless Visa, Mastercard, Discover® Network, or American…

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