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9/4/2019
Sound Transit yesterday began construction of the 8.5-mile Lynnwood Link Extension, which will extend light rail from the Northgate Station in Seattle to the Lynnwood City Center Station in Lynnwood, Washington, by 2024.
The Stacy & Witbeck/Kiewit/Hoffman joint venture and the Skanska L300 joint venture are tasked with construction of the $2.9 billion extension, which includes four new stations in Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace, Shoreline and Seattle, Sound Transit officials said in a press release.
The project budget includes up to $1.17 billion from a full funding grant agreement with the Federal Transit Administration, as well as a $658 million loan from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Build America Bureau.
The groundbreaking is the culmination of more than a decade of planning and preparation, said Sound Transit Chief Executive Officer Peter Rogoff.
"From the beginning, this project has received enthusiastic support from the federal, state and local governments, our congressional delegation, the business and labor communities, and voters — a sign of the hunger for relief from the horrendous highway congestion facing travelers every day,” he said.