Burke-Gilman construction near UW campus

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This week, Sound Transit’s contractor will be asphalt paving and grading the Burke Gilman Trail near the southeast part of the University of Washington campus. The trail will be reduced to one half its normal width in this area (see map of the construction area).

What is University Link
University Link is the 3.15-mile extension of light rail from downtown Seattle to the University of Washington. U-Link includes twin-bore tunnels and two stations, one at Capitol Hill (Broadway and East John Street) and the other on the University of Washington campus at Husky Stadium. Local tax funding for U-Link was approved by voters and the project also received an $813 million Federal Transit Administration grant.

U-Link is projected to add 70,000 daily riders to the Link system, bringing total daily ridership to 114,000 in 2030. Construction of U-Link began in early 2009 and will continue over the next six years. Passenger service is scheduled to begin in 2016.

For more information contact Wilbert Santos at 206-370-5516 or wilbert.santos@soundtransit.org.  You can also visit www.soundtransit.org/UWstation.