Expect a save the date for Lynnwood light rail 'within a couple of weeks'

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LYNNWOOD — Sound Transit received the last push it needed to fully fund its Lynnwood light rail extension, securing $250.7 million in federal grants in a package signed by President Joe Biden last week.

Two light rail stations are planned for Lynnwood. The City Center Station is located on the west side of I-5, right along the Interurban Trail between 44th Avenue W and 200th Street SW. The West Alderwood Station — set to open in 2037 — doesn’t have an official location yet, near Alderwood Mall.

Lynnwood’s first light rail station is expected to be the busiest stop when it opens, with almost 17,900 riders daily, city Development and Business Services Director David Kleitsch said earlier this month. An official opening date for the new Lynnwood City Center Station could come “within the next couple of weeks,” Sound Transit spokesperson David Jackson said. Officials have said it would open around fall, but haven’t announced a specific date.

The City Center Station is about 90% complete, so the grant will help pay off loans used to complete the extension, reducing debt and saving Sound Transit money on interest, Jackson said Tuesday. The money is the final installment of the $1.2 billion in federal grants allocated to Sound Transit in 2018 from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Capital Investment Grant program.

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