Seattle light rail service will shut over weekend, shuttles offered
The Brief
There will be some service disruptions to a portion of the 1 Line over the weekend.
A shuttle service will plug the service gap in the area between SODO and Capitol Hill.
This is the fourth and final shut down of its kind for this round of improvements.
SEATTLE - Light rail riders in Seattle will again have a weekend of disruptions to navigate. However, there is good news.
Sound Transit has been doing weekend shut-downs to prepare for 2 Line integration and improving infrastructure at the UW Station. The Sound Transit schedule page shows this to be the last weekend of such closures for this project.
What's next
From Friday, Feb. 14 through Sunday, Feb. 16, shuttle buses will replace service between Capitol Hill and SODO.
The shuttles will run every 10-15 minutes, according to Sound Transit. Train service will continue from Lynnwood to Capitol Hill and SODO to Angle Lake every 15 minutes.
What they're saying
This weekend's disruption will "allow for the completion of tie-in work that will connect the 1 Line and 2 Lines as well as work to repair overhead power at the UW Station," according to the Sound Transit project page.
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Information for this article comes from Sound Transit.
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