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Article: TUNNEL-DRILLING RISKS MAY PUSH UP LIGHT RAIL BUDGET FEDERAL OFFICIALS WANT SOUND TRANSIT TO ADD $150 MILLION.(News)
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- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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- July 18, 2008
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Byline: LARRY LANGEP-I reporter
The budget for connecting Sound Transit's light rail system to the University of Washington may be going up because of risks involved in drilling tunnels here and nationwide.
Federal officials, asked to contribute to what may become a $1.9 billion budget, want Sound Transit to add $150 million in "contingency" money to its budget for the 3.15-mile University Link, with the Federal Transit Administration contributing $63 million of that amount and Sound Transit the rest. Sound Transit officials said the agency has enough money to put up its share.
"We want to make sure they don't exceed cost estimates," said ...