How Alternative Delivery is Helping Build Seattle Rail Project
The trend of embracing alternative delivery is evident in Sound Transit’s delivery of their East Link corridor.
February 20, 2019
The trend of embracing alternative delivery is evident in Sound Transit’s delivery of their East Link corridor.
February 20, 2019
The 13 escalators have been a problem since the light rail station opened in 2016.
October 29, 2018
Completed implementation on all Sounder commuter rail vehicles that run between Lakewood and Everett.
January 30, 2019
Many agencies still rely on expensive proprietary software for trip planning and real-time customer information, which present such issues as lack of user-friendly interfaces and a concomitant price structure in which license renewals and software modifications generally cost in the thousands annually.
February 28, 2017
The I-90 Track Bridge is part of the East Link project, a 14-mile extension of Sound Transit’s Link light rail system from downtown Seattle to Redmond scheduled to begin revenue service in 2023.
April 25, 2018
Sound Transit’s board of directors authorized a contract with HDR’s team to provide planning, preliminary engineering, environmental, and public involvement services for the Tacoma Dome Link Extension project.
January 10, 2018
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Sound Transit required engineering solutions to meet the challenges of running trains across the I-90 floating bridge linking downtown Bellevue and downtown Seattle in 2023. The tracks crossing Lake Washington need to accommodate six different ranges of motion.
July 5, 2017
The process of installing rail on the floating bridge has been underway for a year, but the planning and preparation has been several years in the making.
July 24, 2019
Transit ridership on Sound Transit Link light rail, Metro bus service, and ST Express bus service operated by Metro fueled the growth.
February 26, 2018
Mercer Island residents — even when driving solo — have had access to I-90's high-occupancy vehicle lanes, however later this year when construction gets underway to add light rail across the I-90 express lanes, that access will go away.
February 15, 2017
Construction is expected to begin in Fall 2018, with revenue service targeted for 2022.
May 16, 2018
The new cars will begin arriving in the third quarter of 2020 and complete delivery by the first quarter of 2021.
November 20, 2017
Lower cost is one of the chief reasons agencies should consider open source, which unlike proprietary licensed software, is a base platform that any agency can use free of charge and adapt to meet its specific needs.
September 13, 2017
The design-build team of Hensel Phelps Construction Co., Stantec, and partners will deliver the new $218 million OMF East.
May 14, 2018
Sound Transit's Peter Rogoff and King County Metro GM Rob Gannon met Monday after rail and bus service to and from the SeaTac/Airport station was interrupted for about 30 minutes Saturday at the request of Port of Seattle law enforcement officials.
January 31, 2017
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