![]() ![]() She also said the delay means other portions of the light rail system won’t have access to the planned Operation and Maintenance Facility East in Bellevue, which creates equipment shortages for other projects, since the existing maintenance facility in Seattle doesn’t have space to maintain and store the necessary trainsets.Īs a result, the other two expansion projects underway - to Lynnwood and Federal Way - could also be delayed, or see their opening days reshuffled. In a blog post addressing both projects, Sound Transit CEO Julie Timm said it might be possible to open an “East Link Starter Line” between the South Bellevue and Redmond Technology stations, a prospect to be considered by the agency’s board in January. ![]() The update on delays to the East Link project comes as Sound Transit also announced new delays to light rail construction in Tacoma. The website reports the delays to the 14-mile, 10-station extension reflect issues ranging from pandemic effects on the labor market and supply chain to a regional concrete strike to construction issues that will require four miles of concrete track supports to be replaced. The transit agency will consider opening a portion of the line in 2024 at an upcoming board meeting.īut the delay in opening the East Link line will also impact other light rail projects in progress, because it isolates a maintenance facility meant to help support the expanded light rail system. which had been slated to open next year - may not be fully completed until 2025. SEATTLE - Sound Transit’s East Link light rail line to Redmond, Wash. Facing delays in opening its East Link extension, Sound Transit may open a “Starter Line” between the South Bellevue and Redmond Technology stations in 2024. ![]()
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