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DOT: Shoreline East funding extended; department tracking ridership and testing through-train service
Summary
The Department of Transportation told the Appropriations Committee $5 million in ARPA funds extends Shoreline East service through October and the governor's budget continues funding in the biennium. DOT staff said two new through-trains represent roughly 30% of Shoreline East ridership and the agency is collecting manual boarding data to better
The Department of Transportation told the Appropriations Committee that COVID-era funding and recent schedule changes have kept Shoreline East service running while the agency monitors ridership.
A DOT official said a $5,000,000 ARPA allocation extends service through October because Amtrak and contractor onboarding delayed the start; the governor's biennial budget continues support beyond that date. "It's a little bit more than a year, because it started a…
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