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Lynnwood Link Extension
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Everett Link Extension
 Lynnwood City Center
Sound Transit Express Parking
I-5.svg I-5
 Mountlake Terrace Parking
WA-104.svg
SR 104
Ballinger Way
 Shoreline North/185th
Swift Blue Line Parking
NE 175th Street
 Shoreline South/148th Parking
WA-523.svg
SR 523
NE 145th Street
 NE 130th Street (2026)
NE 130th Street
Northgate Parking
to Northgate Link tunnel

The Lynnwood Link extension is a planned Link light rail extension traveling north from Northgate to Lynnwood in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. The 8.5-mile (13.7 km) light rail extension includes stations in Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace, and Shoreline along Interstate 5. It will be served by the 1 Line when it opens on August 30, 2024, and the 2 Line in 2025. The project was funded by the Sound Transit 2 (ST2) package approved by voters in November 2008, and began construction in 2019.[1] Ridership is expected to be 63,000 to 74,000 daily in 2035.[2]

Route and stations[edit]

Construction south of NE 145th Street, on a long section of viaduct, viewed from southbound I-5 in 2022

In April 2015, the final environmental impact statement (EIS) for the extension was released, and a Record of Decision from the Federal Transit Administration was received in July 2015.[3] The Lynnwood Link Extension begins at Northgate station in Seattle and follows Interstate 5 with stations at Northeast 145th Street, Northeast 185th Street, Mountlake Terrace Transit Center, and Lynnwood Transit Center.[4] The EIS also included accommodations for infill stations at NE 130th St and 220th St SW.[5][2]

History[edit]

In August 2017, Sound Transit announced that the project would be delayed six months (from late 2023 to mid 2024) and would cost $500 million more than expected, bringing the final budget to $2.9 billion. The changes were due to rising costs associated with land acquisition, labor, and materials in the local market.[6]

The project's groundbreaking ceremony was held on September 3, 2019, and included Governor Jay Inslee, U.S. Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, and U.S. Representatives Rick Larsen and Suzan DelBene.[7] Testing of trains on the extension began in January 2024 and progressed in June to pre-revenue service with simulated schedules.[8][9]

Service on the 1 Line to Lynnwood is scheduled to begin on August 30, 2024.[10] Construction delays on the 2 Line will limit the number of available trains to Lynnwood until 2025.[11] Major changes to the bus network in Shoreline and Snohomish County, including the truncation of most commuter buses, are scheduled for September 14, 2024.[12] Some Sound Transit Express buses will continue to connect Snohomish County to Downtown Seattle during peak hours to provide additional capacity until the 2 Line is extended in 2025.[13] An infill station at Northeast 130th Street in Seattle was funded by the Sound Transit 3 package and is scheduled to open in 2026.[14]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Lynnwood Link Extension". Sound Transit. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Lynnwood Link Extension" (PDF). Sound Transit. July 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  3. ^ "Sound Transit's Lynnwood Link extension passes environmental review". Progressive Railroading. July 16, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  4. ^ Lindblom, Mike (June 8, 2024). "More practice runs ahead for light rail train to Lynnwood". The Seattle Times. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  5. ^ Haglund, Noah (November 27, 2016). "Here's the plan for light rail to Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace". The Everett Herald. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  6. ^ Lindblom, Mike (August 24, 2017). "Sound Transit's Lynnwood extension running $500M over budget". The Seattle Times. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
  7. ^ Giordano, Lizz (September 4, 2019). "Historic groundbreaking for Lynnwood light rail extension". The Everett Herald. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  8. ^ Hansen, Jordan (January 22, 2024). "Sound Transit starts testing light rail on track bound for Lynnwood". The Everett Herald. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  9. ^ Hansen, Jordan (June 7, 2024). "Trains up and running on Lynnwood Link — but no passengers quite yet". The Everett Herald. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  10. ^ Lindblom, Mike (April 4, 2024). "When will light rail reach Lynnwood? Sound Transit sets opening date". The Seattle Times. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  11. ^ Timm, Julie (December 8, 2022). "An update on Link projects in construction". The Platform. Sound Transit. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  12. ^ Hansen, Jordan (April 5, 2024). "As Link nears in Lynnwood, Community Transit looks to drop commuter fare". The Everett Herald. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
  13. ^ Hansen, Jordan (April 7, 2024). "Sound Transit to keep some Snohomish County bus routes". The Everett Herald. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  14. ^ Lindblom, Mike (July 13, 2022). "With no plans yet to boost ridership, Sound Transit bets on isolated North Seattle station site". The Seattle Times. Retrieved June 10, 2024.

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