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3/9/2009
Rail News: Passenger Rail
Sound Transit begins to build University Link
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Last week, Sound Transit broke ground on University Link, a 3.1-mile light-rail line that will run entirely underground between downtown Seattle and the University of Washington.
The line will serve as an extension to the Link light-rail system scheduled to open later this year between downtown Seattle and Sea-Tac International Airport. Scheduled to be complete in 2016, the $1.9 billion University Link project calls for boring twin tunnels from the university station site south to Capitol Hill, and connecting with the existing Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel.
The project is expected to generate or retain about 2,900 construction jobs.
The line will serve as an extension to the Link light-rail system scheduled to open later this year between downtown Seattle and Sea-Tac International Airport. Scheduled to be complete in 2016, the $1.9 billion University Link project calls for boring twin tunnels from the university station site south to Capitol Hill, and connecting with the existing Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel.
The project is expected to generate or retain about 2,900 construction jobs.