I reprinted it because since he noted that stat, six more escalators broke down. I didn’t need to include this part of the statement because it’s dated. 8, our web page through which riders can track the current status of our conveyances reflects that 13 escalators are out, all but two of which are in the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel,” the spokesperson noted. I pushed the button, the elevator slowly arrived, I took one last breath of semi-fresh downtown air, hopped on, and held my breath as best I could. I knew not to risk walking to the escalator to see it shut down. I was carrying a lot of luggage for a broadcast in Phoenix. I guess I cheated death when I used the urine-soaked elevator to get down to Westlake for my trip the week before Christmas. So all but one are ready to die completely. They are now past their useful service lives, and are a regular source of frustration to riders.” “57 of the 58 vertical conveyances date back to 1990 when the tunnel first opened. “The ast majority of the tunnel’s elevators and escalators are in need of repair,” the spokesperson said. Literally.Īpparently, almost everything is broken at Sound Transit stations. Rantz: Seattle transit users cry sexism, get triggered after PA voice made male Almost everything is broken. Though fewer people use the escalators now, somehow, they’re being broken at higher rates. They don’t actually appear serious about even fixing them. They appear to do little to treat the issue with a sense of urgency. They’re at least acknowledging the escalators are broken. It depends on whether we’ll continue to foolishly funnel billions more to their inept leadership. History tells us the escalators may be fixed sometime in 2027. That’s about the same way we speak of perennially overdue (and overbudget) projects.
What is the timeline to fix these escalators? Sound Transit says the timeline is still to be determined. Hopefully, you’ll be satisfied with an answer that provides no details whatsoever. Roosevelt was down one up until recently.Īre you foolish enough to ask when these escalators will be fixed? Well, Sound Transit has got you covered. Northgate is already dealing with one broken escalator. The Northgate and Roosevelt locations just opened in October.
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