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;
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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
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proved bic do andy
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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










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Preliminary schedule for South 200th extension
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Sound Transit Board approved South Link Project ...... Q .............................................................
Begin Design-Build Contractor Selection .................. ..........................................................
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Design & Construction ................................................_ ..........
Light Rail Service Begins .............................................................................O........

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