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Sound Transit Wins Another $10 Million for South Light Rail Extension
Sound Transit just received a TIGER grant of $10 million to extend light rail south from Sea-Tac Airport to South 200th St. in the city of SeaTac. Altogether, Sound Transit has received just over $26 million in federal funding for the extension, which is expected to cost a total of about $383 million.
"I was proud to create the TIGER program to fund investments like this one for Sound Transit that put people to work, boost the local economy, and lay down a strong foundation for long-term economic growth," Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) said in a statement.
In a letter to US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood in September, US Rep. Jay Inslee (D-WA, 1), who is running for governor, noted that the southern rail extension would create more than 2,000 jobs and would open at the same time as the University Link light-rail segment.
As we reported last year, Sound Transit now believes that it will no longer be able to deliver the entire Sound Transit 2 package by 2023, as originally proposed, thanks to a multibillion-dollar revenue shortfall. However, the good news is that the S. 200th station is now expected to open in 2016---four years earlier than originally envisioned.
"I was proud to create the TIGER program to fund investments like this one for Sound Transit that put people to work, boost the local economy, and lay down a strong foundation for long-term economic growth," Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) said in a statement.
In a letter to US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood in September, US Rep. Jay Inslee (D-WA, 1), who is running for governor, noted that the southern rail extension would create more than 2,000 jobs and would open at the same time as the University Link light-rail segment.
As we reported last year, Sound Transit now believes that it will no longer be able to deliver the entire Sound Transit 2 package by 2023, as originally proposed, thanks to a multibillion-dollar revenue shortfall. However, the good news is that the S. 200th station is now expected to open in 2016---four years earlier than originally envisioned.
