M Street to Lakewood Track and Signal
Description
The M Street to Lakewood Track and Signal project will upgrade seven miles of existing track and street crossings in the Lakeview Subdivision rail corridor from South M Street in Tacoma to Bridgeport Way SW in Lakewood. The project is part of the Sounder commuter rail extension of service from Tacoma to Lakewood.
The track and signal project will provide all new track and signal systems and street crossing improvements at 11 at-grade railroad crossings. The improvements upgrade the rail corridor in this section to meet current passenger rail safety standards. Layover tracks for train storage will be added in the rail right-of-way adjacent to the tracks and north of Lakewood Station.
In 2008, Sound Transit worked cooperatively with WSDOT Rail and the Point Defiance Bypass project to design the shared section of track between South 66th Street and Bridgeport Way SW to accommodate future double tracks for Amtrak passenger rail service. To minimize disruption to local traffic and the community, at-grades street crossings will be constructed for two tracks as part of Sound Transit’s project, with the second set of tracks to be added later as State funding becomes available.
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Lakeview Subdivision rail corridor between South M Street in Tacoma and Bridgeport Way SW in Lakewood.
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| Sound Transit Budget: |
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$78.6 million
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| Funding Parnters: |
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Federal Highway Administration, Washington State Dept. (WSDOT) of Transportation Rail
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BNSF, Cities of Tacoma and Lakewood, Tacoma Rail and WSDOT Rail
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| Consultants and Contractor: |
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BERGER/ABAM for environmental review, HDR Inc. for preliminary engineering and final design. AECOM for construction management and Railworks Track Systems for construction.
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Final design was completed September 2008, construction began June 2009, and is expected to be completed by the end of 2010.
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Additional Information
Project Contact
If you have questions about this project,
please contact:
Roger Iwata
Community Outreach Specialist
Phone:(206) 689-4904
roger.iwata@soundtransit.org
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