Transportation

Northgate Link Extension

A 4.4-mile light rail extension including two cut-and-cover stations, a cut-and-cover crossover and 2.5 miles of underground guideway.

Hoffman Tunnels provided tunnel and underground design, cut-and-cover structural design and construction phase services.

The extension connects a new elevated station to a below-grade cross-passage complex, all within a live operating corridor. Our work included excavation support design, dewatering, utility protection and settlement monitoring across 14 separate work packages.

Scope of work

  • Tunnels & Underground Engineering
  • Structural Engineering
  • Construction Management
Northgate Link Extension — Seattle, WA
Northgate Link Extension, Seattle, WA. Hoffman Tunnels provided tunnel and underground design, engineering and construction-phase support.

Project facts

Length
4.4 miles
Stations
2 cut-and-cover
Guideway
2.5 miles below grade
Completion
2021
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