Northgate Link Extension is set for Oct. 2 opening as part of Puget Sound light rail expansion.

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The new Roosevelt Station of Sound Transit's Northgate Link Extension is now more than 95 percent complete and quickly becoming a key component to showing that the 4.3-mile light rail extension north of downtown Seattle is on track to serve riders in 2021.

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Sound Transit is extending its line north, south, east and west with the goal of connecting the entirety of the Puget Sound through light rail track. The Downtown Redmond Link Extension serves as the next step in that expansion.

Sound Transit's continued expansion both in and around the Seattle area continues as it pushes north toward Snohomish County for the first time.