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SEARCHS3 will connect communities along SR 522 with fast, reliable, battery-electric bus service from Shoreline South Station to Bothell via Kenmore and Lake Forest Park.
S3 will operate every 10 to 15 minutes up to 19 hours a day with transit signal priority and infrastructure improvements that will cut travel times from up to 59 minutes today to as low as 35 minutes when the project is complete.
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Seattle Sound Transit and project partners celebrated the groundbreaking of Sound Transit’s Stride S3 line.
S3 will connect communities along SR 522 with fast, reliable, battery-electric bus service from Shoreline South Station to Bothell via Kenmore and Lake Forest Park.
The project will deliver 14 new stations featuring real-time arrivals information and large, comfortable shelters. The S3 line will be operated by a fleet of 15 60-foot battery-electric buses. The project will also feature new BAT lanes, sidewalks, plantings, and intersection improvements along the corridor.
S3 will operate every 10 to 15 minutes up to 19 hours a day with transit signal priority and infrastructure improvements that will cut travel times from up to 59 minutes today to as low as 35 minutes when the project is complete.
“This investment in fast, reliable, zero-emission bus rapid transit meets the moment for north Lake Washington communities,” said Sound Transit CEO Dow Constantine. “Stride will provide a consistent connection between all the cities along the rapidly developing 522 corridor, and to our regional light rail system.”
The S3 bus line aims to provide fast, reliable, battery-electric bus service connecting communities along SR 522, reducing travel times and promoting eco-friendly transportation.
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