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False alarm: Sound Transit no longer replacing T Lines with buses next week

The News Tribune 17 Jan 2026
Sound Transit indefinitely postponed next week’s repairs to a faulty piece of rail. Trains will be running as usual ... .
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Sound Transit adds $60M to East Link budget as full opening nears

Image Sunnyside Daily Sun 09 Jan 2026
(The Center Square) – Sound Transit is adding $60 million to the budget for its East Link light rail extension, even as the project nears completion and is now projected to open fully later this year ....
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WSDOT, SDOT, Sound Transit, King County Metro prep for major Seattle Revive I-5 construction starting Jan. 9 (Washington State Department of Transportation)

Public Technologies 06 Jan 2026
"Whether it's a trip to work or a Seahawks playoff game, Sound Transit and our partners are working closely to get you where you need to go - and past the traffic," said Sound Transit CEO Dow Constantine.
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Why Sound Transit’s CEO is postponing part of his pay raise

The Seattle Times 01 Jan 2026
At Dow Constantine's request, the Sound Transit Board will delay giving him a $30,000 performance award, according to a motion passed in December ... .
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Sound Transit study finds major disruption, limited savings in downtown tunnel options

Image Sunnyside Daily Sun 19 Dec 2025
(The Center Square) – Sound Transit is unlikely to route three future light rail lines through the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel as the agency faces a projected $34.5 billion funding shortfall ....
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Five years after breaking ground, $2.5B Sound Transit light rail reaches Federal Way

Image Sunnyside Daily Sun 09 Dec 2025
(The Center Square) – Sound Transit’s Link light rail service to Federal Way is now open to riders, arriving five years after construction began ....
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AtkinsRéalis Delivers Oversight Services for Sound Transit's Largest Design-Build Project

PR Newswire 08 Dec 2025
Sound Transit Photo (CNW Group/AtkinsRéalis) ... "By working closely with Sound Transit and our partners, we have an efficient and reliable light rail line that will carry thousands of passengers each day and support the area's future growth.".
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Why Sound Transit is waging a ceaseless battle against birds

The Seattle Times 29 Nov 2025
Millions are spent to clean up after the birds and to install spikes and nets to keep them from fouling transit stations and bridges. Are birth control pills next? ... .
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Sound Transit: West Seattle light rail costs are exorbitant

The Seattle Times 08 Nov 2025
To think the Sound Transit Board would even consider spending nearly $8 ...
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Sound Transit: No cost/benefit perspective

The Seattle Times 31 Oct 2025
Re. “Sound Transit’s light rail initiative doesn’t make the grade” (Oct.
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Sound Transit’s light rail initiative doesn’t make the grade

The Seattle Times 29 Oct 2025
Changes in travel patterns and advances in technology ought to inform the Sound Transit board’s decisions just as much as their updated cost estimates ... .
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Sound Transit board approves 1% property tax increase; cost overruns up to $34.5B

Image Sunnyside Daily Sun 25 Oct 2025
(The Center Square) – Residents in King, Pierce and Snohomish counties will pay more in property taxes next year, as the Sound Transit Board of Directors has approved a 1% property tax increase as the agency faces an estimated more ....
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