Construction on the new Tacoma Amtrak Cascades Station starts next month, following a contract award to low-bidder Garco Construction, Inc., Spokane.
The USD 10.3 million station is a key component of the Washington State Department of Transportation’s Cascades High-Speed Rail Program, a federally funded program designed to improve passenger rail throughout the Amtrak Cascades corridor in Washington, Oregon and British Columbia.
The new station will open in fall 2017. The station will serve WSDOT’s Amtrak Cascades trains and Amtrak’s Coast Starlight long-distance service.
“This is a major milestone in our work to enhance the passenger rail experience in the Pacific Northwest. We’re excited to see this station being built and look forward to the benefits it will bring our Amtrak Cascades passengers,” said Ron Pate, director of WSDOT’s Rail, Freight, and Ports Division.
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