The Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel

The newly retrofitted Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel reopened on schedule for weekday bus service Monday, Sept. 24, 2007. Sound Transit light rail trains will join buses in the tunnel when the 13.9-mile rail line begins operation between Downtown Seattle and the airport in 2009. The 1.3-mile tunnel was closed for two years while Sound Transit retrofitted it for joint use by buses and light rail, and updated many of the tunnel operating systems. Prior to closure, Sound Transit, King County Metro, Community Transit, and the City of Seattle invested $16 million in street and transit improvements. Many of the changes were so successful at keeping Downtown Seattle moving, they will remain in place when the tunnel reopens.

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