It has been seven years since a ballot measure approved multiple expansions of the Link light rail, now two more years of planning and $33 million are needed
This change comes as a part of a 122.5 million contract change with engineering consultant HNTB Corp.
The consultants are considering different construction plans, weighing the benefits of the construction of a south Chinatown/International District station versus a Pioneer Square hub that would connect the new lines to the existing 1 Line that runs from Sea-Tac Airport to Northgate. Environmental impacts of building the different stations, as well as consideration into construction disruptions and future ridership., Mayor Bruce Harrell said he wanted to prevent what happened in the early 1960s, when Interstate 5 split and buried entire Seattle neighborhoods, destroying wide swaths of the Chinatown/International District.
King County Executive Dow Constantine has said that he wants to build the Pioneer Square hub, and also increase housing stock in the area by replacing the county jail with housing towers nearby. A new jail would be built in SoDo. The decision on where to build the stations is not being taken lightly, as Sound Transit expects 60,000 people will ride this light rail system every day once it’s actually up and running, but first minimizing disruptions to people and the environment needs to be considered first.
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