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Sound Transit and WSDOT outline Stride BRT construction, announce Bothell closures and 2028 service start
Summary
Sound Transit updated the City of Bothell Council on the Stride Bus Rapid Transit program — including an operations and maintenance facility in Bothell, construction contracts along SR 522 and I‑405, and an expected start of service in 2028 — while WSDOT described needed weekend ramp demolitions and community outreach for upcoming closures.
Sound Transit and the Washington State Department of Transportation told the Bothell City Council on Feb. 3 that work to build Stride Bus Rapid Transit and related interchange improvements will begin in the coming weeks and continue through 2028.
Rick Kapka of Sound Transit described Stride as a 45‑mile BRT investment along I‑405 and SR 522 that includes 25 station locations, a new bus operations and maintenance facility in Bothell with capacity for about 120 buses, and a fully electric articulated fleet. He said Sound Transit has two construction contracts about to start — one with Atkinson Construction for work through Kenmore…
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