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 affordable system plan, the Board is committed to giving the region’s residents the benefits of Sound Transit 3. Since May of 2025, the agency has created a full toolbox of potential cost savings, and we look forward to analyzing the approaches offered by the agency to ensure revenues and expenditures are balanced and affordable while delivering on ST3 objectives. Sound Transit has a strong track record of delivering complex transit projects, and the Board has confidence in the agency's ability to navigate these fiscal challenges and continue moving the region forward.