THE board of Sound Transit has unanimously approved changes to the Sound Transit 3 Draft Plan (ST3), bringing light rail extensions included in the strategy forward by 2-5 years and adding further new lines to Renton, Kirkland, and North Seattle.
A groundbreaking ceremony was held in Bellevue, Washington, on April 22 to mark the start of construction on Sound Transit's East Link light rail line.
THE mayor of Seattle Mr Ed Murray and Sound Transit CEO Mr Peter Rogoff officially inaugurated the city's University Link light rail extension on March 18, when hundreds of guests took their first trip on the 5.1km underground line from Westlake station in the city centre to University of Washington (Husky Stadium).
SOUND Transit launched passenger operations on the first phase of Seattle's First Hill Streetcar on January 23, with two days of free travel on the 4km line from Broadway & Denny to Occidental Mall.
PUGET Sound regional transport authority Sound Transit has been awarded a $US 1.33bn federal loan by the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) to fund the expansion of Seattle's light rail network.
SEATTLE City Council voted on July 21 to approve the alignment of a new tram line in the city centre that will link the existing South Lake Union line and the First Hill line, which is due to open later this year.
PUGET Sound regional transport authority, Sound Transit, has awarded Wabtec a $US 34m contract to design, supply and install Positive Train Control (PTC) on the 132km Sounder commuter rail network around Seattle.
A groundbreaking ceremony was held in Seattle on April 29 to mark the start of construction on Sound Transit's South 200th Link light rail extension.
A GROUNDBREAKING ceremony was held at the site of the future Roosevelt station in Seattle on August 17 to mark the start of construction on Sound Transit's Northgate Link 6.9km light rail extension from Husky Stadium to Northgate.