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Sound Transit and local emergency responders will stage a Federal Transit Administration-required safety and security certification exercise from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, July 27 to test the system readiness of the 1 Line light rail extension to Lynnwood. Portions of the exercise may be visible to passersby, including volunteer victims with simulated injuries, and emergency vehicles and responders, Sound Transit said in an announcement.
This full-scale exercise at the Mountlake Terrace Station, 6001 236th St. S.W., will be conducted in collaboration with South County Fire and Shoreline Fire Department. Sound Transit will simulate an emergency scenario that involves a light rail train derailment near Mountlake Terrace Station.
Participants will not be closing any traffic lanes to facilitate this exercise, Sound Transit said.
The 1 Line light rail extension to Lynnwood — which includes stations in Mountlake Terrace and Lynnwood — is opening Friday, Aug. 30.
