Sound transit to suspend the connection service in the city center on Sunday for maintenance work

A busy train in the north, at the U District Station, with dozens of waiting on the platform for the South Train. — The link service will be strongly disturbed on Sunday, February 23, because the sound transit performs maintenance and works of 2 lines. The stations from Hill to Sodo chapter will be closed with a replacement bus service. The frequencies will be down into the entire system. (Doug Trumm)

LINK LINK LINK 1 LINE SERVICES DEVELOPES DONG This Sunday, February 23rd. The sound transit will suspend the connection service between the Capitol Hill and Sodo stations to facilitate the maintenance and construction work of the light railways.

During the disturbance of the service, Sound Transit will implement a bus bridge service between the Capitol Hill and Sodo stations to serve all the stops, including the center of the Seattle transit tunnel, using the King County subway. The bus bridge service will work every 10 to 15 minutes. Travelers should Please see the Sound Transit page To find locations to take over the bus station and abandonment for the replacement service.

Meanwhile, Link Service will work every 15 minutes between Lynnwood City Center and Chapter Hill, as well as between Sodo and Lake Angle. In addition, the shoreline South riders will have to board the eastern (north) side trains of the station, regardless of the Directorate of the Service.

A diagram depicts how Link 1 Line line will be provided on Sunday, Feb 23 (sound transit)

The interruption of the service will accommodate the crews to complete the various tasks of construction and maintenance in and around the transit tunnel in the city center and in the center of Seattle, most of them will support the connection work for 2 line extension in the main bond line in Seattle. The works will focus on replacing switches, cleaning the rainwater system, signal improvements and improving electrical systems.

For a few trips, Alternative options of transit services by bus and car can be faster than using its bodies and bus bridge connections to reach the stipulated destinations. The agency has a handy diagram that provides information about alternative service options for consulting riding. Riders may want to use real-time travel planning applications to calculate their fastest options.

A diagram shows an alternate transit service between Link 1 Line Stations. (Sound transit)

Also, the sound transit continues to have impacts in the construction of the week on line 1 until Thursday, February 27th. These impacts are limited to night service discounts starting at 5:30 pm and lasts until the end of the service every day to facilitate the construction Pinehurst Filling station at NE 130th Street – To open next year. As a result, trains are a single tracking in the vicinity of the filling station, forcing the frequencies reduced every 12 minutes and requiring riders to board the connecting trains (north) of the Shoreline South Station platform, regardless of the Department of the Service.

Last weekend of Link service has impact on this Winter cycle of maintenance and construction projects It will be from Friday, February 28 until Sunday, March 2. Impacts regarding the service It will start at 10:00 PM on February 28 and will continue by the end of the service day on March 2. But the solid transit warned that the additional maintenance and construction activities that have impact on the service will be happens intermittently throughout the year.

Stefan is a professional urban planner in Puget Sound, with a passion for durable, habitable and diverse cities. He is particularly interested in how policies, regulations and programs can promote positive results for communities. With stints in big cities like Bellingham and Cork, Stephen is currently living in Seattle. He covers primarily the problems of use of land and transport and is with the Urbanist from 2014.