![]() Voters approved the Northgate Link extension in 2008 as part of the Sound Transit 2 ballot measure, and construction began in 2012. The project’s $1.9 billion baseline budget includes a $615 million credit agreement under the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA), providing “significant long-term savings for regional taxpayers through reduced borrowing costs,” according to Sound Transit, which noted that the project is coming in about $50 million under budget. Additionally, the opening of Northgate provides connections to and from local and regional bus routes. Daily ridership is projected to reach 41,000-49,000 by 2022. (See map below.) Except for 0.8 miles of elevated track at Northgate, the 4.3-mile extension is in subway. The Northgate extension project adds three new stations, at Northgate (elevated), Roosevelt (underground) and U District (underground), with trips of just 13 minutes from Northgate to downtown Seattle, the agency reported. Service to Tacoma’s Hilltop slated to begin in 2022 East King County in 2023 and Lynnwood, Federal Way and Downtown Redmond in 2024, according to Sound Transit. USDOT: $327MM for Sound Transit Improvements.‘Young Professionals’ Conference: Fast Tracking Your Career.USDOT: An Additional $24MM for RIA Program Projects.Giulietti Joins TYLin as Director, Rail Transit Services.Now On Line: Railway Age May 2023 Digital Edition.First Look: BART’s MERMEC Geometry Car in Action.FTA: More Than $700MM to Replace Aging Passenger Railcars in Six States.Transit Briefs: Amtrak, Metrolinx, NYMTA, TransLink.New York State’s FY 2024 Budget Intended to ‘Save’ NYMTA.Transit Briefs: LA Metro, VIA Rail, SacRT.Take a Look: Amtrak’s B&P Tunnel Replacement Program.
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