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Author: Friday, April 25, 2003By JANE HADLEY SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER |
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Date Posted: Thursday, May 01, 05:44:41am In reply to: Newspapers reporting result--March 7 2003 SMH 's message, "Noteholders have tickets to ride" on Thursday, March 06, 08:38:56am http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/transportation/119251_soundtransit25.html ---------------------------------------------------------- Friday, April 25, 2003 ---------------------------------------------------------- 'Smart card' will buy fares on bus, rail and ferry ---------------------------------------------------------- By JANE HADLEY SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER ---------------------------------------------------------- The Sound Transit board yesterday approved a "smart card" program that will allow customers to use a single digital ticket for local and regional buses, trains and ferries. ---------------------------------------------------------- Participating in the agreement are King County Metro, Community Transit, Pierce Transit, Everett Transit, Kitsap Transit, Sound Transit and Washington State Ferries. ---------------------------------------------------------- ERG, an Australian company, will get $64 million over 10 years to provide the software and hardware to collect fares and operate an electronic clearinghouse that divvies up fare revenues among the seven agencies. ---------------------------------------------------------- The program is scheduled to be operating by early 2006. ---------------------------------------------------------- In other action, the board voted to spend $68 million toward a project to create direct access ramps for buses from the Bellevue Transit Center to Interstate 405. Bellevue is putting up $3.3 million, while the state Department of Transportation is contributing $2.7 million. ---------------------------------------------------------- The spending had been on hold until Sound Transit and the state Department of Transportation reached an agreement giving Sound Transit more say in whether solo drivers can use high-occupancy vehicle lanes. ---------------------------------------------------------- The board also authorized purchase of 18 parcels of real estate and payment of relocation benefits to property owners for a $16 million direct access ramp project in Kirkland, near I-405 and Northeast 128th Street. ---------------------------------------------------------- Executive Director Joni Earl announced groundbreaking ceremonies for the Ash Way direct access ramp project at Interstate 5 and 164th Street Southwest in Snohomish County and the Lynnwood direct access ramp project near 44th Avenue West and I-5. ---------------------------------------------------------- Sound Transit is spending $18.4 million on the Ash Way project, scheduled to be completed at the end of next year, and $31 million on the Lynnwood project, scheduled for completion by the spring of 2005. ---------------------------------------------------------- P-I reporter Jane Hadley can be reached at 206-448-8362 or janehadley@seattlepi.com ---------------------------------------------------------- [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |
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