Nix the new tunnel? Sound Transit looks for big moves to save billions

Sound Transit’s light rail expansion plans could cost up to 25% more than expected. This week, board members began brainstorming on how to bring down costs.

They hope to come up with a more realistic plan by summer of 2026.

In 2016, voters passed Sound Transit 3, a package that would expand light rail to Federal Way, Tacoma, Everett, Issaquah, Ballard, and West Seattle, along with many other transit improvements…

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