Sound Transit unveils $2.6 Billion savings for "Shovel Ready" West Seattle Light Rail redesign; Other major changes started

King County Councilmember and Sound Transit Board member Teresa Mosqueda described the update as a "critical moment for West Seattle" and the entire network, noting that since a preliminary meeting in November, the agency has successfully identified ways to "further identify cost savings, reduce impacts on small businesses and residents and still deliver light rail to West Seattle with the same ridership". Mosqueda declared the project a "win-win-win" and announced that the design work is now "shovel ready," meaning the agency "could break ground on building West Seattle within 90 days if given the go-ahead from the Sound Transit board". … Read More