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$32 million boost in transit service for first phase of viaduct work

See Ron Sims' speak about the expanded service

See Dow Constantine speak about the expanded service

More buses, more often is the centerpiece of a $32 million transit plan that will help Seattle commuters during next year’s start of Alaskan Way Viaduct construction. West Seattle, Ballard and Aurora Avenue – the neighborhoods most affected by construction – will see the most service as well as incentives for transit passes, carpools and other ways to help people avoid being stuck in traffic.


A bus whizzes past on top the viaduct, as Executive Ron Sims and Councilmember Dow Constantine discuss details of the "Moving Forward" plan.

“This investment by Washington State will mean more convenient service during construction and will help us be ready for more than 4,000 new riders expected to ride Metro and leave their cars at home,” said King County Executive Ron Sims. “Metro Transit will be able to fast track delivery of new buses, add more frequent service on popular routes, and get bus passes in the hands of more downtown Seattle employees.”

The transit mitigation plan is part of the first phase of planning currently underway by the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), King County, and the city of Seattle to repair or replace the first half of the seismically vulnerable viaduct. It will offer more service and more choices to many of the 200,000 workers commuting to downtown Seattle each day. About 40 percent of all downtown workers rely on the bus to get to work. Discussions are still underway for transit mitigation during construction of the one-mile center section of the viaduct.

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