MY EDMONDS NEWS Posted: February 25, 2021
Work on the Mountlake Terrace Station. (Photos courtesy Sound Transit)
Civil construction is now underway on all of the parking and station structures on the Lynnwood Link extension, as the project continues to progress steadily toward a 2024 opening. Overall, civil construction on the extension is now about one-third complete.
“The start of work on the stations and garages for the Lynnwood Link extension underscores how rapidly the project is moving along,” said Sound Transit CEO Peter Rogoff. “With each passing day, the extension comes closer to reality, thanks to the dedication of the construction teams. This milestone is particularly remarkable given the extraordinary efforts those teams continually make to maintain a safe work environment during a pandemic.”
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Your assertion that aerial gondola systems don’t “offer sufficient capacity or expandability to meet West Seattle’s needs long-term” is inaccurate. At 4500 passengers per hour, SkyLink will offer more than twice as much capacity as Sound Transit predicts West Seattle will need by 2040. Also, aerial systems are easily expandable, as they offer different system capacities for different throughput requirements. The SkyLink 3S system could be expanded from the Junction area station to link with the Admiral business district and the WS Water Taxi. And/or an expansion could run from the Delridge node to mid-Delridge or Westwood, and/or over the hill from mid-Delridge to Morgan Junction, or from the Alaska Junction area to Morgan Junction. All at 80%-90% less cost than extending light rail. Increased passenger requirements could be carried by BRT.
The Lynnwood Link Extension is now 25 percent complete.
Civil construction on Sound Transit’s Lynnwood Link extension is now more than 25 percent complete, marking a major milestone for the project. The final drilled shaft was completed last Friday, and more than 130 of the project’s 188 columns are complete. In addition, 50 girder spans are now finished.
“Thanks to the hard work of the construction team and our contractors, the pace of progress on the Lynnwood Link extension has been remarkable,” said Sound Transit CEO Peter Rogoff. “Groundbreaking on the project was just over a year ago, and civil construction is already a quarter of the way complete. When it’s finished, the extension will transform travel between King and Snohomish counties.”
MY EDMONDS NEWS Posted: December 15, 2020
Drll shaft work in Shoreline in July. (Photo courtesy Sound Transit)
Civil construction on the Lynnwood Link extension is now more than 25% complete, marking a major milestone for the project, Sound Transit said Tuesday. The final drilled shaft was completed last Friday, and more than 130 of the project’s 188 columns are complete. In addition, 50 girder spans are now finished, the agency said.
“Thanks to the hard work of the construction team and our contractors, the pace of progress on the Lynnwood Link extension has been remarkable,” said Sound Transit CEO Peter Rogoff. “Groundbreaking on the project was just over a year ago, and civil construction is already a quarter of the way complete. When it’s finished, the extension will transform travel between King and Snohomish counties.”
MY EDMONDS NEWS Posted: December 10, 2020
Ric Ilgenfritz
Following a national search, the Community Transit Board of Directors today named Ric Ilgenfritz as the agency’s new Chief Executive Officer. He will start the position Jan. 11, 2021.
“Ric is an experienced transit leader in our region, with a clear commitment and desire to serve our community,” said Board Chair and Marysville Mayor Jon Nehring. “Ric’s background in successfully leading a variety of large transportation initiatives and teams combined with his personal passion for public service makes him an ideal candidate to lead Community Transit into the next chapter of the agency’s history.”