The Bus Tunnel allows buses to bypass Downtown streets - there were a number of routes that used the Tunnel (the buses were gas/electric hybrids that used gas on the roads and electric power underground) and they stopped at five stations Downtown (Convention Center, Westlake, University, Pioneer Square, and International District). It was also built to handle light rail.
The Tunnel has been closed to be retrofitted for the light rail - they are changing the rails (the initial ones weren't appropriate for the current light rail design) and they are creating a stub tunnel under Pine Street so the light rail can turn around. When it reopens in September of this year the buses will be using it and they will be joined by the light rail starting in 2009. The light rail will use all of the Tunnel stations except Convention Center - I think busses will still use all of them.
Last edited by seaskyfan; Apr 23, 2007 at 5:37 AM.
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