Seattle’s transport authority Sound Transit has begun the construction of its Northgate station, one of three stations set to open in 2021 with the completion of the Northgate Link Extension.
Sound Transit selected Absher Construction Company last August to build a station, guideway and parking garage for the LRT extension. The USD 174 million contract includes constructing an elevated station at Northgate. The work includes building a transit island, located below the south end of the station platform for convenient light rail and bus connections.
“Within a few years this station will enable many thousands more riders each day to take advantage of fast and reliable travel through some of the most congestion-choked areas of our region,” Sound Transit CEO Peter Rogoff said.
The USD 1.9 billion Northgate Link project extends light rail 7 km north from the University of Washington to a station next to the King County Northgate Transit Center.
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