[nfbwatlk] FW: Sound Transit CEO Report

[Jacob Struiksma]

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CEO Report 

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>From Joni Earl 

July 10, 2009  


In this edition 


*	Sunday Sounder service to Mariners 

*	U.S. Transportation Secretary visits 

*	Photo of the Week 

*	Just a week until Central Link light rail opens 

*	Sound Transit Board action 



Sunday Sounder service to Mariners 

Mariners fans headed to Sunday's game against the Texas Rangers can get
there quickly and easily by taking special Sounder service. Trains leave
from Tacoma at 11 a.m. (stopping at Puyallup, Sumner, Auburn, Kent and
Tukwila) and from Everett at 11:15 a.m. (stopping at Mukilteo and Edmonds)
and arrive at King Street Station in plenty of time to walk to nearby Safeco
Field before the first pitch. Return trains leave 35 minutes after the game
ends so you won't miss a thing. 

  

ST Express buses are another option, serving most cities in the region. For
more information on schedules and fares, visit www.soundtransit.org/mariners
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U.S. Transportation Secretary visits 

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, Sen. Patty Murray and Governor
Christine Gregoire joined Sound Transit Board Chair Greg Nickels at the Link
Light Rail Operations and Maintenance Facility on Monday. As part of the
transportation secretary's economic stimulus tour of the Pacific Northwest,
the event highlighted the value of investing in transportation to provide
good jobs that boost our regional economy. 

  

As an example, the Central Link light rail line that opens for public
service July 18 was built using: 

           8.6 million labor hours 

           more than 4,000 direct jobs 

           more than 30,000 indirect jobs. 

  

Speaking of economic stimulus, Sound Transit successfully competed for
federal stimulus funds and received $23 million for the Mountlake Terrace
Freeway Station, clean fuel buses in East King County, M-to-Lakewood
commuter rail improvements, Tukwila rail station and University Link
extension. University Link also got a boost with the release of $44 million
in New Starts funding this year rather than in 2016 as previously scheduled.


  

Photo of the Week 

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Just a week until Central Link light rail opens 

As the region prepares for new light rail service opening to the public next
week, Sound Transit staff is busy working to check off the final tasks and
welcome you. Rides will be free to the public on Opening Weekend, July 18
and 19. Regular service and fare collection starts July 20. For more
information about Opening Weekend activities or the new light rail service,
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Sound Transit Board action on Thursday 

*	Authorized the University Link Construction Services Agreement with
the City of Seattle to reimburse the City for project-related services in
support of University Link construction work in the amount of $5,451,569
with a 10% contingency of $545,157, for a total authorized agreement amount
not to exceed $5,996,726. 

*	Amended the Adopted 2008 Budget for ST Express from $95,079,794 to
$96,679,794. 


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