Transportation CenturyLink Field



a sounder commuter rail train @ nearby king street station after seahawks game


centurylink field bordered pioneer square, international district, , industrial district neighborhoods of seattle. stadium s referendum approval required transportation management program coordinate transportation options. first & goal s facility lease agreement included provision ease gridlock. dual event agreement safeco field established 2 events combined attendance of on 58,000 not occur within 4 hours of each other. agreement implemented coordinate mass transit stadiums on game days. local , regional buses service area stops within 3 blocks of stadium, , county s metro transit bus service formerly offered express routes several area park , ride lots games. trains service stadium through seattle s king street station , overflow tracks accommodate trains during events. regional commuter trains operate on sundays if seahawks have home game. trains run mid-day sounders fc games on saturdays. in 2008, commuter trains carried 64,000 event goers 2 nearby stadiums. amtrak, through pacific northwest corridor s cascades route, serves station. on july 18, 2009, light rail service between seatac , downtown began in time exhibition match between sounders , chelsea. light rail connects baseball , football stadiums via stadium station. international district/chinatown station offers convenient access north entrance.


centurylink field bordered junction of interstates 5 , 90 east , state route 99 west. state route 519 corridor connects i-90 neighborhood. local governments compromised both seahawks , mariners on location of new ramps on train tracks run along east sides of centurylink , safeco fields. overpass s royal brougham way, road borders south edge of centurylink field complex, improve access , safety completed in may 2010. stadium has 2,000 parking spaces in parking garage , 8,400 in surrounding lots accommodate automobile traffic. beginning in december 2011, construction of stadium place mixed-use development project replaced of north lot. developer must replace 500 lost parking spots , turn on parking revenue public stadium authority per agreement king county.








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