Update: Sound Transit told KIRONewsradio Friday evening, they changed the stations where north and southbound light rail passengers must board another train to get through the tunnel.
Unbeknownst to workers, their act of digging up the concrete holding the clock opened up a hole in the roof of the downtown Transit Tunnel over Westlake Station.
“As we looked at the damage, we realized it was much more extensive than we thought,” says Sound Transit spokesman John Gallagher. “Therefore, we really had to shut down the platform to do further work to investigate what needs to be done to repair the structural damage that was caused.” Now, all riders transfer at the Pioneer Square Station, which is the southernmost station at the tunnel entrance.
Cunningham says they have also eliminated the use of a dedicated “shuttle-train” that only goes through the tunnel on a single track.
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