Sound Transit's two planned light rail stations in Seattle's South Lake Union neighborhood will be five blocks apart, The Seattle Times reports. One of them is expected to cost over a half-billion dollars.
It's part of downtown Seattle-Ballard route that was part of the Sound Transit 3 package voters approved in 2016.
According to the Times, there was initially a plan to have a station at Denny Way and Westlake Avenue. But community groups requested more.
According to early route maps, the second station is proposed for Republican Street, less than a half-block from Aurora Avenue. That would put the two stations five blocks, or 0.4 miles, apart. The estimated cost of the Aurora station is $544 million.
Sound Transit tells the Times is estimates 7,300-9,400 daily boardings at the Aurora station and 13,000-17,000 daily at the Denny station.
There is concern building the two stations will mean features that other groups are demanding for the route won't happen due to lack of funds.
