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The Hilltop extension of Tacoma's T Line streetcar will not be opening in the first quarter of 2023 as planned due to construction defects, Sound Transit revealed today. The exact length of the delay is not known and the exact nature of the "quality issues" was not revealed, but Sound Transit CEO Julie Timm said the agency still expects to open the project some time in 2023.
The project had...
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