Sound Transit's 2009 Milestones

Sound Transit’s milestones are a valuable tool for the public to chart the agency’s achievements and hold it accountable throughout the year.

Sound Transit has 36 milestones for 2009. The agency is opening important transportation projects this year, offering additional service and carrying millions of passengers.

Keep track of our milestones in 2009 and watch us keep growing.

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Empty yellow box Variable message signs at Sounder south stations begin including next bus schedule information
Checked yellow box SR 522 HOV enhancement (Kenmore) open(Jul)
Checked yellow box South Tacoma Station opens(Feb)
Checked yellow box Everett Station parking expansion completed(May)
Checked yellow box ORCA smart card launch(Apr)
Checked yellow box Comprehensive plan for additional ST2 bus service adopted by Sound Transit Board(May)
Checked yellow box Plan to coordinate Metro bus and Link light rail services adopted(May)
Checked yellow box Ninth Sounder round-trip begins between Tacoma and Seattle(Jun)
Checked yellow box Start of ST2 bus service improvements(Jun)
Empty yellow box Sounder automatic passenger counting system completed
Checked yellow box Link opens light rail passenger service to Tukwila(Jul)
Empty yellow box Link light rail passenger service opens to Sea-Tac Airport
Empty yellow box Average combined weekday boardings for Sound Transit trains and buses reach 75,000
Checked yellow box University Link federal grant awarded(Jan)
Checked yellow box Groundbreaking for University Link(Mar)
Checked yellow box Groundbreaking for Mountlake Terrace Freeway Station(May)
Empty yellow box Groundbreaking for SR522 enhancements in Bothell
Checked yellow box Groundbreaking for Sounder track-and-signal improvements from M Street to Lakewood(Jun)
Checked yellow box Art installations complete for Link light rail initial segment(Jul)
Empty yellow box Groundbreaking for Edmonds Station
Checked yellow box University Link light rail advanced utility relocation contract completed(Aug)
Empty yellow box Groundbreaking for Kirkland Transit Center
Empty yellow box SeaTac/Airport Station substantially complete
Checked yellow box Newcastle Transit Improvements Project groundbreaking(May)
Empty yellow box Environmental restoration mitigation projects completed for Sounder north corridor
Checked yellow box Sound Transit Board adopts Link light rail fares(Mar)
Checked yellow box Talking Signs rider testing completed(Jun)
Checked yellow box Sound Transit Board identifies East Link light rail preferred alternative(May)
Checked yellow box Agency clean financial audit(Jun)
Empty yellow box Agreement executed for four additional Sounder round trips between Tacoma and Seattle
Empty yellow box Planning and design begins for new ST Express maintenance base
Empty yellow box First Hill Link Connector agreement signed with City of Seattle
Checked yellow box University Link final design completed(Sept)
Empty yellow box System Access Program guidelines adopted; eligible investment projects identified
Empty yellow box 60 new ST Express buses ordered
Empty yellow box Notice to Proceed issued for U-Link tunnel from UW to Capitol Hill
 

Message from the Board Chair: Greg Nickels



CEO Corner: Joni Earl



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