How much did the Central Link Initial Segment cost to build?
The Central Link Initial Segment is Sound Transit's first light rail line, about 14 miles between Westlake Center in downtown Seattle and Tukwila, which carried its first passengers on 18 July 2009; the Airport Link extension to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport followed on 19 December 2009. The FTA-required before-and-after study of 2012 puts the total project cost of the Initial Segment as constructed at 2,319.9 million dollars against a full funding grant agreement baseline of 2,436.9 million, with a capital cost of 2,099.0 million, and 2,581.5 million together with Airport Link.
Final project cost
$2.3199 billion
Cost basis: 2009
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Cost evidence
Basis of the published figure
Final project cost2009
Project metrics
Key dimensions
- Total lengthHistoryLink.org
- 22.531 km
Project record
Opened or launched
HistoryLink.org18 July 2009