Mayor kicks off new RapidRide G Line with federal & local partners

8/29/202433:09

Mayor Bruce Harrell celebrated the completion of major construction on the Madison Rapid Ride G Line project with federal and local leaders at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday. The project added miles of red bus lanes for the new RapidRide G Line, along with extensive upgrades and improvements to Madison Street. King County Metro’s new RapidRide G Line will start service on September 14.

The RapidRide G Line will connect Downtown Seattle with First Hill, Capitol Hill, Central District, and Madison Valley, providing a vital link between these key areas and offering the highest quality bus service in the region. The redesigned Madison Street will improve safety around schools, small businesses, libraries, and hospitals, and the project also included sidewalk repairs, new walk and bike signals, and rebuilt utilities.

The $144.3 million RapidRide G Line project was funded through a combination of $80.5 million in federal grants, with additional contributions coming from Sound Transit ($35.8 million), the Levy to Move Seattle ($19.7 million), King County Metro ($3.5 million), WSDOT grants ($2.5 million), and other City of Seattle transportation sources ($2.3 million). The federal grants included $59.9 million from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Small Starts program and $10.9 million from President Biden's American Rescue Plan.

Speakers include:
Mayor Bruce Harrell, City of Seattle
Veronica Vanterpool, Federal Transit Administration Acting Administrator
Dow Constatine, King County Executive
Goran Sparrman, Sound Transit CEO
Michelle Allison, King County Metro General Manager
Greg Spotts, SDOT Director

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