Seattle Breaks Ground On Airport Light Rail Link

As part of its $6 billion regional transit plan, Seattle transit officials have started construction on an airport extension.

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September 27, 2006, 9:00 AM PDT

By Christian Madera @http://www.twitter.com/cpmadera

"Construction is finally under way on a light-rail station and tracks to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

By 2020, about 3,000 people a day are expected to board light-rail trains at the airport station, said agency spokesman Geoff Patrick.

Voters approved a regional transit plan a decade ago.

Until recently, many citizens chided Sound Transit for planning a "train to nowhere," after enormous cost increases uncovered in 2000-01 forced the agency to stop its initial line short of the airport. Later, transit and port managers devised a plan to get there."

FULL STORY: Construction under way for airport rail link

Monday, September 25, 2006 in The Seattle Times

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