Sound Transit delays West Seattle light-rail extension again, now targeting 2035
📍 The outcome
{"epilogue": "Sound Transit delayed the West Seattle light-rail extension by an additional three years to a target date of 2035. Amid these delays, the agency pursued properties and funding for the expansion while groups such as Save Ballard Rail pushed for the 2035 opening."}
Epilogue added 2d ago, after coverage quieted.
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Sound Transit delays West Seattle light-rail extension again, now targeting 2035 KOMO · 46d ago broke it first
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"Sound Transit delays West Seattle light-rail extension again, now targeting 2035" developed substantial multi-source reporting across the Business sector, tracked across 8 distinct newsrooms by Newsylist.
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