Date:
Monday, February 27, 2006
Contact:
Geoff Patrick, Sound Transit Media Relations, (206) 398-5313 (Seattle)
Laura Johnson, WSDOT Communications, (206) 254-7625 (Seattle)
SEATTLE – This week drivers will notice changes to South Boeing Access Road near I-5 as crews working for Sound Transit begin building a support column for the Link light rail aerial trackway.
On Wednesday, March 1, crews will close the two right eastbound lanes of South Boeing Access Road between Airport Way South and Martin Luther King Jr. Way South. This will leave two eastbound lanes open. The lanes providing access to northbound and southbound I-5 will be open to traffic, but the approaches to these lanes will be narrowed. Eastbound motorists should expect delays in this area, especially during the afternoon rush hour. These changes are expected to last for three months or more.
Sound Transit began light rail construction in late 2003 on the 14-mile initial segment, which will run between Tukwila and downtown Seattle. The Washington State Department of Transportation is not designing or building this project, although much of the work along the freeways is in WSDOT’s right-of-way. Later this year, Sound Transit will begin building the 1.7-mile extension to Sea-Tac Airport. Service is scheduled to begin in 2009. For more information on the project, visit www.soundtransit.org/projects/svc/link.
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Drivers can now get real time traffic and weather information by dialing 5-1-1 from most phones. This new traveler information system builds upon the highly successful Washington State Highway hotline that managed 4.6 million calls each year. Callers can also use 5-1-1 to get statewide construction, mountain pass condition, and state ferry system information, as well as toll free numbers for passenger rail and airlines. TTY users can call 1-800-833-6388.
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