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Everett light rail study adds I-5, Evergreen Way options
Running light rail along Interstate 5 or Evergreen Way through Everett is back on the table.
As approved by voters in 2016, the ST3 measure called for developing the system expansion north from Lynnwood. At the time light rail expansion east, north, south and west, Sounder service increases and bus rapid transit development, was estimated to cost $53.8 billion and reach Everett by 2036.
Another $6 billion is needed now after updated projections, and light rail may not reach north Everett until 2041.
The agency is in early phases to study station and track locations, called alternatives. Service on the 16-mile, six-station extension is estimated to reach the area near Boeing and Paine Field by 2037 and Everett Station by 2041. A projected $600 million funding gap is behind the opening date gap.
https://www.heraldnet.com/news/both-options-negate-the-spur-along-airport-road-to-the-boeing-and-paine-field-area-long-supported-by-county-leaders/
