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Item No. 7a_attach Date of Meeting May 1,2012 OCTOBER 2011 Extending Link light rail Sea-Tac Airport to South On July 28, Sound Transit's Board of Directors approved accelerating construction of the South Link light rail extension from Sea-Tac Airport to South 200th Street. The South 200th Link project includes a 1.6-mile, elevated guideway and station with a planned opening in September, 2016four years earlier than envisioned in the voter-approved Sound TransitZ plan, andat the same time University Link service will begin. This extension will coincide with the opening of light rail from downtown Seattle to Capitol Hill and the University of Washington in 2016, resulting in a system that is over 20 miles, creating over 2,000 Workers and travelers appreciate light rail service at Sea-Tar: Airport. jobs, acting as a catalyst for private development in communities south of the Airport, and improving access to the regional transit PROJECT BENEFITS system all around. For many workers and travelers, the extension of 1.6 miles of elevated double-track guideway light rail service will provide a reliable transit alternative to driving on NEW Station at South 200th Street and 281" AVenue the congested Interstate 5 freeway and SR 99 and SR 518 highways. South with off street parking; passenger drop-off area; _ Link light rail opened for servrce between downtown Seattle and and light rail, local bus and bus rapid transit service Sea-Tac Airport in 2009. Voter-approved extensions over the next few connections years will bring 36 new miles of service to the north, east and south, Secured bicycle storagc and im . proved bic do andy . . . . , creating a 55-mlle light rail system servrng the region. pedestrian access -4.500 daily boardings expected at South 200th Street Station FOR MORE INFORMATION Contact Jennifer Lemus, Community 0 Frequent, reliable service to downtown Seattle and the Outreach Specialist, atjennifer.lemus@soundtransit.org or 206-398-5314. University of Washington in 2016 :- 3' SOUNDTRANSIT RIDE THE WAVE Typical cross-section of the elevated guideway South 200th alignment and station along 28th Avenue South, looking south i I I I I -SeaTac/Alrpott LiiithSt = Emmi I Station l route i V ' l:l Station international leuonloiul " 0 Parkman Airport Mg ' I I I0 S 200th Station L T .- SlDEWALKJ lANDSCAPEj / lVEXISTING "I / EXlSllNG EXISTING SlRlP ROADWAY MEDIAN ROADWAY Preliminary schedule for South 200th extension 2013 2014 2015 Sound Transit Board approved South Link Project ...... Q ............................................................. Begin Design-Build Contractor Selection .................. .......................................................... ' Begin Right-of-Way Acquisition ..................................................................O............... City of SeaTac Project Approvals .............................O.................................................... - Award Design-Build Contract ........ . . .. .......................................................................O. ~. Begin Major Construction Activities......................................O....................... ................. Design & Construction ................................................_ .......... Light Rail Service Begins .............................................................................O........ Sound Transit plans, builds and operates regional transit systems and services to improve mobility for Central Puget Sound. For information in alternative formats call 1-800-201-4900 / TTY Relay: 711 or email accessibility@soundtransit.org. durante el horario normal de ocina. Para hablar con Sound Transit en espaol acerca del light rail al sur del aeropuerto, llame al 1-800-823-9230 wac 1-800-8239230 mudada Si aad ugula hadasho Af-Soomaali Sound Transit wax la xldhiidha light rail ee koonfur ka xlga garaonka-siyaaradaha saacadaha caadiga ah ee shaqada. D noi chuyn v61 Sound Transit bang ting Vit v light rail 6 phla nam ct'ra phi lnrc'rng. xin goi 1800-823-9230 (tong gift lam vic lhut'rng l. 1/ d 0 d 0 ml n d: I ladlmmigwtiSound Transit mmnnigmn light rail irvtsiatunjnnnnn lUlUii: gtgrwgtma 1-800-823-9230 [Blinlimlilgilqh
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