False alarm: Sound Transit no longer replacing T Lines with buses next week
T Line riders no longer have to take alternative bus transportation next week as railway construction was indefinitely postponed, David Jackson, a spokesperson for Sound Transit, told The News Tribune on Friday.
Sound Transit announced last week that buses would replace the T Line trains as crews work to fix two broken rails.
One of the pieces of rail needed for construction is not correct for the situation, Jackson said. A new piece needs to be prefabricated, which in Jackson’s experience can “take a long time.”
There is no new date for when construction will begin.
Train riders should expect regular service next week.
“We are working to get this fix made and apologize,” Jackson said.
Bonny Matejowsky
The News Tribune