Seattle's Light Rail Halted

After seven years and $25 million, progress on Seattle's 4.5-mile light rail tunnel have crashed to a halt.

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November 21, 2000, 2:00 PM PST

"After seven years and more than $25 million worth of planning, progress on Seattle's 4.5-mile light-rail tunnel crashed to a halt yesterday when the Sound Transit board suspended negotiations with its tunnel-building firm.The whole tunnel project may lose its ticket to ride.Sound Transit's staff said even a new cost-cutting design was not enough to bring the Capitol Hill tunnel project within budget."

Thanks to Wendel Cox

FULL STORY: Tunnel project may have hit skids

Saturday, November 18, 2000 in The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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