After 17 months of deliberation and work, the Sound Transit Board finalized plans on Thursday to realign the project schedules for ST3 — a voter approved ballot measure that would add 62 new miles of light rail with stations serving additional areas in King, Pierce and Snohomish Counties — amid a major affordability gap.
The committee largely blamed “unrelenting pressures” in the area’s red-hot real estate market compounded with lower revenue amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The board then undertook a process of realignment to adjust project schedules.
The board considered two options to close the affordability gap: an “initial target” schedule
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