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Senator Murray Announces $750,000 in Funding for Sounder Commuter Rail between Seattle and Everett

Date: Oct. 1, 2004
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Transportation


Senator Murray Announces $750,000 in Funding for Sounder Commuter Rail between Seattle and Everett

Federal matching funds will assist in improving of commuter rail service that provides more efficient alternative to congested freeways

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.) announced today that money she secured will be used to help increase service and efficiency on Sound Transit's Sounder commuter rail, which transports commuters between the densely populated urban areas between Seattle and Everett. The funding will specifically go towards environmental permitting and mitigation for future implementation of additional passenger service in the federally designated Pacific Northwest high-speed rail corridor between Everett and Seattle.

"This is an exciting announcement for traffic-weary commuters in the Puget Sound," said Murray, ranking member on the Senate Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee. "Sounder is already popular among commuters between Seattle and Everett, and this funding will help Sound Transit improve service for those who live and work in the area."

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