Lynnwood Link Starts August 30

Sound Transit announced the Lynnwood Link extension will open August 30th. That's just under five months from now. Happy Labor Day present.

Mike Lindblom in the Seattle Times notes that Link will switch to a flat $3 fare when Lynnwood Link opens, and that Paine Field extension is targeted to open in 2037, and Everett Station in 2041. That's 13 years and 17 years from now.

To put all of this into a timeline:

• April 27: Line 2 Eastside-only starter line starts from South Bellevue to Redmond Technology.
• August 30: Lynnwood extension starts. Link fares switch to a flat $3.
• September 14: Metro's north end and Community Transit bus restructures.
• 2025: Full Line 2 from Lynnwood to Redmond Downtown starts, along with Metro's Eastside bus restructure.
• 2026: Federal Way extensions statrs, along with Metro's south end restructure.
• 2035: Tacoma Dome extension, the southern terminus of the ST3 Spine.
• 2037: Everett Industrial Center extension.
• 2041: Everett Station, the northern terminus of the ST3 Spine.

Doug Trumm in The Urbanist has more background on the planning.

This article will be updated if new information or commentary comes out.

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