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Aug. 26, 2010 at 2:36pm Sound Transit awards Sounder D-to-M Streets contract to MidMountainThe Sound Transit Board of Directors today authorized the award of the construction contract for the Sounder D-to-M Streets Track and Signal project to MidMountain Contractors Inc. The project will build a commuter rail line from East D to South M Streets in Tacoma. Work on the project is expected to begin in late September. When complete, the D-to-M Streets track will connect with the M-to-Lakewood segment, extending Sounder south line service from Tacoma Dome Station to Bridgeport Way in Lakewood. Service to Lakewood will begin in 2012. MidMountain, which is headquartered in Kirkland, submitted a bid of $40.8 million, more than $25 million below the Sound Transit engineer's estimate of $66.4 million. Plenty more in the Archives The comments function of the Business Examiner community is meant to encourage conversations and spark ideas about business issues in the South Sound. The feature is free and open to members of the public who register basic log in information. Comments should be concise, on topic and avoid attacks, profanity or abusive language or content. Comments that are deemed to violate this policy will be removed.
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