Sound Transit CEO report: mudslides and Lynnwood Link

Joni Earl, CEO of Sound Transit, reported this in her CEO report of March 14:

More mudslides

Hopefully we’re done with mudslides for the winter. Slides knocked out north line service for a time last week and then again on Monday and Tuesday of this week. Trains were back to their normal schedule on Wednesday. To help make the commute easier during train cancellations, we run special buses directly to and from the stations in Everett, Mukilteo and Edmonds. Once again, thanks to our passengers for their patience.

Last week I told you about the Washington Department of Transportation’s recently completed Landslide Mitigation Action Plan. That plan, which the state DOT developed in coordination with the BNSF Railway Co., Amtrak, Sound Transit and local jurisdictions, includes short, intermediate and long-term strategies for reducing slides in the north line.

Lynnwood Link

She also reported that on Thursday, the Sound Transit Capital Committee approved a task order with the Washington State Department of Transportation for preliminary engineering review services for the Lynnwood Link Extension in the amount of $537,619 with a 10 percent contingency of $53,762 for a total authorized amount not to exceed $591,381.