<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr">This is the cause of the downtown light rail tunnel problem.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/westlake-station-damage-means-2-weeks-of-severe-light-rail-slowdowns/">https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/westlake-station-damage-means-2-weeks-of-severe-light-rail-slowdowns/</a></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Apr 27, 2023, at 11:29 PM, Marci Carpenter <Mjc59@comcast.net> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr">I first received alerts about elevators in the downtown tunnel for northbound light rail travel were unavailable. These were the mezzanine to platform elevators in the Westlake, University Street, Pioneer Square and Chinatown/International District stations. Now this news. I wonder what happened.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Marci<br><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> "Hamby, Beth" <beth.hamby@soundtransit.org><br><b>Date:</b> April 27, 2023 at 10:13:03 PM PDT<br><b>To:</b> ADA Accessibility <accessibility@soundtransit.org><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Link light rail service disrupted through Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel for at least two weeks</b><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear accessibility stakeholders,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please be advised that the Northgate platforms are closed in all Link stations within the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel (Westlake, University Street, Pioneer Square, and International District/Chinatown stations). All 1-Line trains northbound
and southbound are serving only the Angle Lake platform at these stations for at least two weeks.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Currently, passengers traveling to or from points north or south of the tunnel stations will need to change trains to continue their journeys.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Passengers traveling between a downtown tunnel station and points north will need to change trains at the Capitol Hill station.
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Passengers traveling between a downtown tunnel station and points south will need to change trains at the Stadium station.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please plan ahead for additional travel time. Currently, trains are operating every 10 minutes between Northgate and Capitol Hill, every 30 minutes between Capitol Hill and Stadium, and every 10 minutes between Stadium and Angle Lake.
This frequency may be adjusted as the disruption continues.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Passengers needing to travel between Westlake Station and Stadium Station can alternately take ST Express Route 594 and King County Metro routes 101, 124, 150.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Forwarded below is a press release with more information.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Beth Hamby
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><b>From:</b> Gallagher, John <John.Gallagher@soundtransit.org>
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 27, 2023 8:41 PM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> ST News Release: Link light rail service disrupted through Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk125030104"><a name="_Hlk97737264"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — April 27, 2023 </span></b></a></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk125030104"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk97737264"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk125030104"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk97737264"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Link light rail service disrupted through Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk125030104"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk97737264"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Passengers will need to transfer to shuttle train at Capitol Hill or Stadium stations; service disruption necessary due to damage
to Westlake station structure at street level</span></i></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk125030104"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk97737264"><b><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk125030104"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk97737264"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk125030104"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk97737264"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk125030104"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk97737264"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Passengers traveling through the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel should prepare for additional travel time to
continue to their destination for two weeks starting tonight due to damage caused by street-level construction at the Westlake station last Tuesday.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk125030104"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk97737264"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk125030104"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk97737264"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">During this period, passengers traveling southbound
will need to transfer at Capitol Hill station to another train to continue their trips, while passengers traveling northbound will need to transfer at Stadium station. Trains through the tunnel will run in each direction every 32 minutes. Trains between Northgate
and Capitol Hill stations and between Stadium and Angle Lake stations will run every 15 minutes.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk125030104"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk97737264"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Because trains will be single tracking through the tunnel, the northbound platforms at Westlake, University Street,
Pioneer Square, and International District stations are closed. Only the southbound platforms at those stations will be open for trains traveling in either direction.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk125030104"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk97737264"><span class="ui-provider"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">During this time, passengers should pay extra attention while they travel so they don’t
get on the train going in the wrong direction and don’t stay on the train when they need to transfer.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk125030104"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk97737264"><span class="ui-provider"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Sound</span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk125030104"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk97737264"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Transit personnel will be at affected stations tomorrow to assist passengers. As the situation evolves, Sound Transit will be working to provide the most service possible given constraints.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk125030104"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk97737264"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The closure is necessary to allow Sound Transit to investigate the damage caused last Tuesday when a construction
crew attempting to remove a clock at street level broke through the roof of the tunnel. While no one was injured at the time, subsequent examination of the damage showed that it was more significant than originally thought, necessitating the emergency service
disruption for the safety of passengers. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk125030104"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk97737264"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The closure of the northbound platform will allow Sound Transit personnel to more closely examine the damage
and determine what repairs will be necessary. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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allow for additional time for their trip. Information about alternative routes that passengers may want to consider is
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