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Linking the downtown
tunnel to the EastsideJanuary 2019
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East LinkOverview
10 stations
14 miles
Opens 2023
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To A
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Lake
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Why we are here
• To share draft construction timelines, our operating plan, and our
Connect 2020 communications plan during construction to connect
East Link tracks to the downtown tunnel
• To describe service disruptions that will occur
• Seeking feedback only; no Board actions today
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Connect 2020 overview
• Complete heavy construction while continuing service
• Maintain high safety and security standards
• Manage crowding .
The challenge
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Connect 2020 overview
• Operate service on one track (known as “single-track operations”) while
construction takes place on the opposite track
• Operate single-track service from Stadium to Westlake for 10 weeks in
early 2020
• Build temporary center platform for riders to transfer at Pioneer Square
• During 3 weekend closures, provide shuttle bus service from Sodo to
Westlake
The solution
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Downtown tunnel track diagram
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International District track diagram
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Current track flow
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Northbound closure, January-February
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Southbound closure, February-March
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11 Train flow during weekend construction
Full weekend closures
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Completed tie-in
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Connect 2020: Why early 2020?Rail-only tunnel
Remove bus signals, install light rail signals
Pioneer Square platform construction
Sound Transit assumes tunnel ownership
Seahawks Season
Golden window for single-track operations
Mariners season
Summer tourist season
Northgate testing and commissioning
Northgate opens
2019 2020 2021
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Connect 2020 Timeline
1. Rail-only downtown tunnel March 2019
2. Pre-closure work (signal upgrades, center platform, etc) Oct-Dec 2019
3. ST assumes tunnel ownership January 2020
4. Begin single-track service (Stadium to Westlake) January 2020
5. Switch single-track service from SB to NB track February 2020
6. Single-track service ends, regular service resumes March 2020
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Connect 2020Operating plan
• Frequency: 12 minutes
• Service pattern: two lines
• University of Washington to Pioneer Square
• Angle Lake to Pioneer Square
• Train length: all 4-car trains
• Through riders:
• Trains will meet at Pioneer Square for riders to transfer between lines
• Temporary center platform will ease transfers
• Safety analysis: A bicycle and excess luggage safety plan is currently being
developed
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Connect 2020 Customer capacity
• Peak: 23 percent less capacity than today
• Off-peak: 11 percent more capacity than today
Relative capacity during closure
Current During single-tracking After Northgate After East Link
Off-peak Peak
+11% -23%
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Connect 2020 Communication plan: timeline and goals
Keep people moving
Riders know
their options
and plan ahead
Riders know
what to do and
where to go
Riders and
communities know
why this is
happening and how
to stay informed
Riders feel
appreciated and
return to riding
Link
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Connect 2020 Communication themes
We’re getting ready for Link expansion!
• Plan ahead +
travel options
• Know before
you go
• No surprises
• Expect crowding/delay
• How to transfer
• Plan ahead
• Pardon our dust
• We’re investing in
the system
• We’re building
• How to stay
informed
• Thank you
• See you 2021
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Connect 2020 Key audiences
• Daily Link riders
• Visitors (i.e., passengers
boarding at SeaTac)
• Sounder commuters who
transfer at IDS
• Riders with accessibility
concerns
• Bicycle commuters
• Riders with limited English
proficiency
• Occasional riders
• Regional stakeholders
• Neighborhood residents and
businesses
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Connect 2020 Communications tactics
• Video
walkthroughs
• Digital rider
guide
• Micro-website
• Channel cards
• Rider alerts - digital
• Staff ambassadors
• Temporary signage:
a-boards etc.
• Station domination
• On-board ads
• Web page
• Stakeholder
briefings
• Community outreach
• Construction notices
• One-pager
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Thank you.
soundtransit.org
Thank you.