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September 18, 2023 | North America

Sound Transit opens Hilltop Tacoma extension

The 3.9km extension adds six new stations to the Sound Transit light rail network in Tacoma.

August 29, 2022 | Fleet

First of 11 new coaches arrive for Sounder S Line

Driving car and coach are part of a $US 46.5m contract for Seattle commuter network.

October 8, 2021 | Light Rail

Seattle’s Northgate light rail extension opens

The extension is part of Sound Transit’s plans to triple its light rail network over three years.

September 22, 2021 | Financial

Sound Transit to receive $US 3.84bn in federal project loans

The Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act loans will be used for five projects.

February 15, 2021 | News

Sound Transit awards five-year rail maintenance contract

The contract is one of the most comprehensive rail assessment and maintenance contracts awarded by a North American transit agency.

January 24, 2020 | Light Rail

Seattle secures $US 1.4bn in federal funding

CENTRAL Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit) has secured $US 1.4bn in US federal government funding for a light rail extension in Seattle.

September 4, 2019 | Light Rail

Sound Transit breaks ground on light rail extension

SOUND Transit has broken ground on the 13.7km Lynwood Link extension of the light rail network centred on Seattle, which will extend existing infrastructure from Northgate to Lynwood City Centre adding four new stations.

July 29, 2019 | Light Rail

Seattle awards Downtown Redmond Link Extension contract

SEATTLE public transport authority Sound Transit has selected a joint venture of Stacy and Witbeck/Kuney for a $US 729.2m contract to design and construct the Downtown Redmond Link light rail extension.

April 11, 2019 | Light Rail

FTA approves Seattle light rail extension

SOUND Transit confirmed on April 10 that the United States Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has granted Entry into Engineering approval for Seattle’s Federal Way Link light rail extension.

January 18, 2018 | North America

Local commitment to transit drives expansion in Seattle

Local commitment to transit drives expansion in Seattle.

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