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Sound Transit to break ground on Stride BRT and Bus Base North in Bothell after bids come in under estimate
Summary
Sound Transit told the Bothell City Council on May 13 that construction will begin this summer on major elements of the Stride bus rapid transit (BRT) program serving north King County, including a 12‑acre operations and maintenance facility in Canyon Park called Bus Base North.
Sound Transit told the Bothell City Council on May 13 that construction will begin this summer on major elements of the Stride bus rapid transit (BRT) program serving north King County, including a 12‑acre operations and maintenance facility in Canyon Park called Bus Base North.
The update from Sound Transit staff said Bus Base North will have capacity for up to 120 buses, will support Sound Transit’s new fully electric Stride fleet and some existing express buses, and that the agency has received three construction bids that were below its engineer’s estimate and within budget.
“we are about to break ground,” Ariel Taylor, Sound Transit government‑relations lead for East King County, said during the council presentation. “The Stride Bus Rapid Transit program, as of right now, is well…
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