Sound Transit’s Lake Washington light rail appears to be killing fish

Sound Transit’s light rail line over Lake Washington appears to be killing fish, despite the agency’s efforts to prevent that outcome.

The big picture: Constructing light rail along the Interstate 90 floating bridge was considered a major feat of engineering — but it may have come with some unwanted side effects.

State of play: An estimated 2,000 fish have died near the bridge since early August, when Sound Transit first learned about the issue, Sound Transit spokesperson Rachelle Cunningham wrote in an email to Axios…

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