Community Transit

More Construction at New Transit Center

Sound Transit has begun construction of the new Mountlake Terrace Freeway Station. The project consists of new bus ramps and a freeway bus stops in the median of Interstate 5 and will connect to the existing Mountlake Terrace Transit Center via a pedestrian bridge.

By providing a safe, sheltered crossing over the interstate for bus riders, the freeway station will be a key connection for those traveling between Snohomish and King counties. It will also speed the journey for thousands of commuters passing through on their way to destinations north and south. Buses will start using the freeway station in summer 2011. Learn more about the Sound Transit project.

The transit center currently includes:

• A four-story, five level parking garage
• 890 total parking spaces (660 in the garage, 230 on the surface lot)
• A glass elevator
• Covered bus shelters
• Bike lockers and bike racks
• Ample lighting and security cameras
• Glass panels created by art students at Mountlake Terrace, Edmonds-Woodway and Scriber Lake high schools.

The transit center features “green” construction, including recycled building materials and solar panels. An underground stream has been daylighted as part of the project. No trees in Veterans Memorial Park were removed for the transit center.

The parking garage and transit center construction project wascompleted on time and within budget. Transit projects such as these create jobs during the construction phase, then help people maintain jobs by providing affordable transportation options.