The At-Grade Crossings Program includes all operating and future planned Link lines and Sound Transit-owned Sounder crossings. The program was created to enhance safety near at-grade crossings with a focus on reducing unintentional acts around these crossings. At-grade crossings are designated crossings where a road or path crosses the railway on the same level. We establish processes that follow industry standards and best practices with a goal of continuous safety improvement.
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Active projects
| Project type | Safety focus area | Project name | Line | ||
| Train | Pedestrian | Vehicle | |||
| Planning | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Crossing Evaluation and safety analysis at Bridgeport Way S, S 74th St, S 56 St (Lakewood Subdivision) | S Line |
| Planning | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Crossing Evaluation and safety analysis at 16 at-grade crossings (Lakewood Subdivision) | S Line |
| Planning | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Data collection, inventory, and input on new standards (T Line) | T Line |
| Train Enhancement | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Alternating (Wig Wag) Train Headlights | 1 Line, 2 Line |
| Train Enhancement | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | LRV Audible Warning Modifications Pilot | 1 Line, 2 Line |
| Signage Enhancement | ✔ | Additional Static Signage and Delineators | 1 Line | ||
| Signage Enhancement | ✔ | Another Train Coming Sign Enhancements | 1 Line | ||
| Signage Enhancement | ✔ | Another Train Coming Signs Between Stations | 1 Line | ||
| Pavement Marking | ✔ | ✔ | Trackway Visibility Pavement Markings Pilot | 1 Line, 2 Line | |
| Technology | ✔ | ✔ | SMART Grant: Rainier Valley Safe Projects Pilot, Phase 1 | 1 Line | |
| Infrastructure | ✔ | Royal Brougham Way & SODO Busway At-Grade Crossings upgrades | 1 Line | ||
| Infrastructure | ✔ | Holgate St & SODO Busway At-Grade Crossing Upgrades | 1 Line | ||
| Infrastructure | ✔ | Lander St & SODO Busway At-Grade Crossings Upgrades | 1 Line | ||
| Infrastructure | ✔ | Automatic Pedestrian Gate Pilot, Phase 1 | 1 Line | ||
| Infrastructure | ✔ | Automatic Pedestrian Gate Pilot, Phase 2 | 1 Line | ||
| Infrastructure | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | SMART Grant: Rainier Valley Safe Project Pilot, Phase 2 | 1 Line |
| Infrastructure | ✔ | Pedestrian Crossing Upgrades Between Stations | 1 Line | ||
Completed projects
| Project type | Safety focus area | Project name | Completion date | ||
| Train | Pedestrian | Vehicle | |||
| Signage enhancements | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | LED flashing no left turn signs | March 2022 |
| ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | LED flashing another train coming signs at station intersections | September 2023 | |
| ✔ | ✔ | Other signage updates | January 2024 | ||
| Pavement markings | ✔ | ✔ | R X R pavement markings in left turn pockets | June 2021 | |
| ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | "LOOK" pavement markings | September 2023 | |
| ✔ | Corridor pavement marking refresh | September 2023 | |||
| Traffic signal enhancements | ✔ | Leading pedestrian intervals | August 2023 | ||
| ✔ | Retroreflective tape added to signal heads | May 2024 | |||
| ✔ | Signal reprioritization | June 2024 | |||
Engage with the program
Now through April 16
SESEC Safety Poster Contest
Submit a safety poster design on the theme "Looking out for each other" for a chance to win $250 and have your poster featured on the train!
April 26
Sound Transit Safety Fair
Join us at Odessa Brown Children's Clinic for Sound Transit's inaugural safety fair celebrating community and providing resources to help keep you and your neighbors safe.
Interested in learning more?
The at-grade crossing team can present at your organization or business and listen to your thoughts about safety near light rail.
At-grade crossing photos
Join us at the At-Grade Safety Fair on April 26!
Join the K-12 Poster Safety poster contest!
A passenger waits to cross the street while a 1 Line train passes in front of them.
Two 1 Line trains are stopped at Othello Station to board passengers.
A passenger taps their ORCA card on the way to board a 1 Line train at Columbia City Station.
A light-up warning sign alerts passengers when a second train is coming. This "Another Train Coming" sign is a part of the safety enhancements the At-Grade Crossing Program has added near light rail.
A passenger standing next to a look both ways sign waits for a train to pass at SODO Station.
