Sound Transit: Prioritize Lynnwood over East Link
LYNNWOOD — Sound Transit staff has recommended prioritizing Lynnwood light rail service over an East Link “starter line” in recent board committee meetings.
Construction problems across Lake Washington along I-90 for the Link light rail track delayed the opening of the East Link extension between Redmond and Seattle’s Chinatown-International District. East Link originally was supposed to open this year, but is now eyed for 2025.
That shifting schedule has bumped into the operations plan for the Lynnwood Link extension. Construction of its four stations in Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace and Shoreline and 8½ miles from Northgate to the Lynnwood Transit Center is on track to finish next year.
The Sound Transit board is weighing whether to open East Link or Lynnwood Link first. That decision is likely ahead as part of its 2024 service plan approval in October. But recent staff recommendations favor Lynnwood.
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