STV, Mott MacDonald JV lands Sound Transit systems contracts

Sound Transit has selected STV and Mott MacDonald as systems construction management services consultants for two light rail projects: the East Link extension and the Northgate Link extension. The two companies will work as part of the Northwest Transit Systems Partners (NTSP) Joint Venture, approved by Sound Transit’s board in May 2017.The team will perform systems construction management services for the $3.7 billion East Link Extension, a 14-mile-long extension connecting Seattle, Mercer Island, Bellevue and Redmond; and the $1.9 billion 4.3-mile Northgate Link Extension between the University of Washington at Husky Stadium, the University District and the Northgate neighborhood. Both light rail extensions were approved by voters and are key components of a larger system expansion being undertaken by Sound Transit over the next 25 years.