Ballard Light Rail At-Grade
Sector: Rail • Location: Seattle, Washington, United States
Source: Seattle Transit Blog
The Ballard Light Rail At-Grade project aims to construct a light rail line from downtown Seattle to Ballard, utilizing an at-grade alignment on 15th Avenue and Elliott Avenue. This alternative is being considered due to significant cost overruns in the originally planned elevated and tunnel alignment, which has escalated from $5.2 billion to $10.8 billion. The at-grade option is estimated to cost
- Status
- Prospective
- Sector
- Rail, Tunnel
- Location
- Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- Seattle Transit Blog
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Taiyo status | Prospective |
Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | The Ballard Light Rail At-Grade project aims to construct a light rail line from downtown Seattle to Ballard, utilizing an at-grade alignment on 15th Avenue and Elliott Avenue. This alternative is being considered due to significant cost overruns in the originally planned elevated and tunnel alignment, which has escalated from $5.2 billion to $10.8 billion. The at-grade option is estimated to cost around $2 billion and would provide a travel time of approximately 15 to 19 minutes from Ballard to downtown Seattle. |
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Country | United States of America (USA) |
State | Washington |
City | Seattle |
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Source | Seattle Transit Blog |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Rail, Tunnel |
Article published date | 2025-03-07 |
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