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Light Rail Service is Here

  • Central Link Light Rail  began operating from Downtown Seattle to Sea-Tac Airport in 2009.

  • Sound Transit started construction on the University Link, March 2009.

  • In May 2009, the Olive Way off-ramp from northbound I-5 was closed to traffic for about one year to prepare for U-Link tunneling.

  • SDOT is installing a marked crosswalk and curb ramps at the intersection of E Olive Way and the east leg of Boylston Ave E and a curb bulb at E Denny Way and Boylston Ave E. to keep pedestrian’s safe along construction haul routes.

  • Learn about parking changes SDOT is making to Capitol Hill.

  • Visit Sound Transit's web site to learn more about the agency’s plans to expand light rail further north and to the eastside.

  • Among other things, a consultant has been hired to look at opportunities and challenges of building light rail and bus rapid transit along the SR 520 corridor

  • Sell your extra car and use light rail. Earn over $500 of incentives including transit passes and Zipcar discounts through SDOT’s One Less Car Challenge.

For more detailed information, please visit Sound Transit’s website at www.soundtransit.org or call Sound Transit's Customer Service Line: (888) 889-6368; TTY Relay 711

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