{"id":2359985,"date":"2024-10-26T13:27:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-26T17:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sound-transits-west-seattle-extension-project-now-estimated-to-total-around-7b-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-26T13:29:19","modified_gmt":"2024-10-26T17:29:19","slug":"sound-transits-west-seattle-extension-project-now-estimated-to-total-around-7b-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sound-transits-west-seattle-extension-project-now-estimated-to-total-around-7b-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Sound Transit\u2019s West Seattle Extension project now estimated to total around $7B &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsound-transits-west-seattle-extension-project-now-estimated-to-total-around-7b-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2359985&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Sound Transit&#8217;s West\u2063 Seattle Link Extension project is now estimated to cost between $6.7 billion and\u200b $7.1 billion, significantly higher\u200c than the\u2063 previous estimate\u2063 of $5.1 billion to $5.6 billion. This increase of approximately 27% is \u2063attributed to prior underestimations of costs. \u2063In light of these revised projections, the Sound \u200bTransit Board\u200d of Directors has \u200bapproved a motion to develop a plan that outlines financial and project-level measures aimed at addressing the agency&#8217;s financial situation and advancing \u2062the project through its \u200bdesign phase.\u200b The official announcements\u2062 followed the board&#8217;s selection \u200cof \u200dspecific \u200broutes and stations \u2062for \u200dthe \u2062extension.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Sound Transit&rsquo;s West Seattle Extension project now estimated to total around $7B<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1845754\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; Sound Transit&rsquo;s West Seattle Link Extension project is now projecting estimated costs to total around $7 billion as the agency&rsquo;s board of directors approve selected routes and stations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Sound Transit&rsquo;s new cost estimate for the West Seattle Link Extension is set between $6.7 billion and $7.1 billion. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-nevada-a-corrupt-cash-for-votes-scheme-is-hiding-in-plain-sight\/\" title=\"In Nevada, A Corrupt Cash-For-Votes Scheme Is Hiding In Plain Sight\">project&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s final Environmental Impact Statement from September previously estimated the project to cost between $5.1 billion and $5.6 billion, 27% less than the new projection of the maximum estimated $7.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-mayor-adams-demands-1-billion-to-help-with-migrants\/\" title=\"NYC Mayor Adams Demands  Billion to Help With Migrants\">1 billion price tag<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Officials said they underestimated costs, which accounts for the price increase.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Due to the increased cost projections, the Sound Transit Board of Directors&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.soundtransit.org\/st_sharepoint\/download\/sites\/PRDA\/FinalRecords\/2024\/Motion%20M2024-59.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>passed a motion<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;directing the agency to create a plan that includes financial and project-level measures to improve its financial situation and move the project through design.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The new cost estimates came alongside the agency moving forward in the West Seattle Link Extension project, as the Sound Transit Board of Directors approved select routes and stations on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The selected West Seattle Link Extension routes and stations include a station on 41st Avenue in the West Seattle junction; one on Andover Street in the Delridge segment; a South Crossing alternative in the Duwamish segmental; and an at-grade lander access station in the SODO segment.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">selected alignment incorporates refinements requested<\/a> by the Sound Transit board when it identified the preferred alternative in 2022.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Through the board-directed work plan, our action today allows Sound Transit to use the design process to address cost pressures, reduce impacts, and prepare projects for construction, fulfilling our promise to the voters,&rdquo; King County Executive and Sound Transit Board Chair Dow Constantine said in a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.soundtransit.org\/get-to-know-us\/news-events\/news-releases\/sound-transit-board-selects-final-west-seattle-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>statement<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The project will extend the light rail by approximately four miles and serve four new stations in the SODO, Delridge, and West Seattle neighborhoods.<\/p>\n<p>Construction is expected to begin in 2027.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1845754\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1845754\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sound Transit\u2019s West Seattle Extension project now estimated at $7B<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2359986,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/seattle-1024x598.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[3902,43777,43775,8068,43776],"class_list":["post-2359985","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-infrastructure","tag-project-cost","tag-sound-transit","tag-transportation","tag-west-seattle-extension"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/seattle-1024x598.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2359985","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2359985"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2359985\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2359986"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2359985"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2359985"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2359985"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}