[NFBSea] FW: ST News Release: Link service returns to normal tomorrow, July 21

[jacobstruiksma at gmail.com]

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ST News Release: Link service returns to normal tomorrow, July 21

 

Hi all. Please see the press release below regarding the early reopening of
the northbound platform at the Columbia City Station. Sound Transit is
pleased to have completed this work sooner than expected so as to limit the
impact on passengers. 

 

We will be conducting another similar event to make more repairs later in
September. Please provide me any feedback regarding how we can improve
communications to minimize the impact this necessary event will have on
passengers with disabilities.

 

Donna

 




 


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - July 20, 2022


 

Link service returns to normal tomorrow, July 21

"Future Ready" work at Columbia City Station completed four days ahead of
schedule; trains will operate on regular schedule with start of service
Thursday 

 

Beginning with the start of service Thursday, July 21, Link light rail will
return to normal operations as platform work at the Columbia City Station
wraps up four days ahead of schedule. The northbound platform at the
Columbia City Station, which had been closed for construction, will be
reopened, and all trains will run on a regular schedule between Northgate
and Angle Lake Stations. Passengers should be aware that for a period during
the transition back to regular service, trip planners may not display
accurate information. 

 

"We thank our riders for their patience as we undertake the work necessary
to build a safe and improved system ready for our next phase of growth,"
said Sound Transit Interim CEO Brooke Belman. "Thanks to the hard work of
the construction crew, we are able to resume regular service earlier than we
had originally planned." 

 

To enable platform work at Columbia City Station, one track was closed to
remove the existing platform tiles and replace them after establishing a new
surface they will reliably adhere to, eliminating tripping hazards and
safety risks from cracking tiles.

 

A second two-week period of construction will take place on the southbound
platform at Columbia City station from August 19 to September 1,
necessitating single-tracking at the station. During this time, trains will
operate with the same frequencies as they did for the previous closure. 

 

Every other 1-Line train headed south will terminate at Stadium Station
rather than continuing southward on the single open track, which will need
to alternate between serving southbound and northbound trains. Passengers on
the half of trains that must terminate at Stadium Station will have to wait
approximately 10 minutes before boarding the next trains south.

 

In preparation for the upcoming work, passengers should sign up for
<https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/WASOUND/subscriber/new?qsp=WASOUND_
1> Rider Alerts to make sure they receive further information as it becomes
available. Throughout the service impacts, the agency will be providing
frequent communication with passengers to help them plan their rides.

 

The work at the Columbia City station is the first in a series of "Future
Ready" projects Sound Transit will undertake before the Link system expands
from 26 to 58 miles within the next few years, which will prevent impacts to
far greater numbers of passengers.

 

Later phases of Future Ready work, for which full details will be announced
in advance, include electrical work to minimize future Downtown Seattle
disruptions and work to replace more than three miles of overhead wire
between Rainier Beach and Tukwila International Boulevard stations to
increase reliable train performance. 

 

 

CONTACT: John Gallagher (206) 689-4980 or
<mailto:john.gallagher at soundtransit.org> john.gallagher at soundtransit.org  

 

- Sound Transit: Connecting more people to more places to make life better
and create equitable opportunities for all. Visit
<http://www.soundtransit.org> www.soundtransit.org -

 

 

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