Ballard Light Rail Line Extension
Sector: Rail • Location: Seattle, Washington, United States
Source: Seattle Red
Sound Transit approved a nearly $20 million contract for engineering work on the Ballard light rail line extension. The contract extends the work of engineering firm HNTB for another 20 months to complete environmental studies and explore cost-saving measures. The project faces potential cancellation or scaling back due to skyrocketing costs, with the original estimate of $10 billion more than dou
- Status
- Under Construction
- Sector
- Rail
- Location
- Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- Seattle Red
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Taiyo status | Under Construction |
Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | Sound Transit approved a nearly $20 million contract for engineering work on the Ballard light rail line extension. The contract extends the work of engineering firm HNTB for another 20 months to complete environmental studies and explore cost-saving measures. The project faces potential cancellation or scaling back due to skyrocketing costs, with the original estimate of $10 billion more than doubling. |
Original sector | Transportation |
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Country | United States of America (USA) |
State | Washington |
City | Seattle |
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Source | Seattle Red |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Rail |
Article published date | 2026-04-27 |
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