Work has started on a 1.6 mile light rail extension to add to Seattle’s growing network.
The new elevated line will connect Angle Lake station, which will be located at South 200th Street and 28th Ave S, with Downtown Seattle via Sea-Tac International Airport.
Extending the network to South 200th Street is expected to cost $383.2 million and will remove 26 million vehicle miles along the current interstate connection each year.
“Today marks an exciting milestone in expanding mass transit for Central Puget Sound citizens,” said Sound Transit board chair and county executive Pat McCarthy.
“The South 200th Link Extension is a significant project not only for South King County but also for communities beyond as planning to extend Link further south continues.
“By 2016, South King County residents will join 25,000 light rail riders who travel to downtown Seattle every day, with service further north to the University of Washington.”
