Sound Transit will receive USD 100 million in federal funds for its Lynnwood Link Extension, in Washington, that will begin construction next year.
The funding is the first installment of a potential USD 1.17 billion full funding grant agreement for the project, which in 2023 will extend light rail service from Northgate to Shoreline, Mountlake Terrace and Lynnwood, near Washington.
Trains on the Lynnwood Link Extension will run along the I-5 corridor from Northgate to Lynnwood with 4 new stations.
Construction on the 13.7 km long light rail extension is scheduled to begin in 2018.
“Now in final design, Lynnwood Link is slated to start construction next year, with planned completion in 2023. Maintaining promised federal funding is critical to keeping this voter-approved project on track,” said Sound Transit Board Chairman Dave Somers.
Engineering approval by the FTA last year enabled the agency to move forward with final engineering work on the extension and gave the project its second-highest possible rating under its competitive grant process. The USD 1.17 billion Full Funding Grant Agreement is scheduled to be executed in 2018.
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