Artist rendition of 10th Ave sound wall

It has been more than three months since the last public meeting to discuss the status of the Capitol Hill light rail station and tunnels construction. On October 8th, Sound Transit will hold a forum to discuss the status of construction and the application process for a noise variance the agency must receive from the City of Seattle to achieve its ambitious round-the-clock construction schedule. Back in June, representatives of the agency told a forum audience that the noise variance would be applied for ‘in weeks.’

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For more on that and a lot of the topics on the agenda again for October, check out our CHS writeup on the June forum: Light rail construction noise meeting: Big walls, new crosswalks, 24-hour work

Sound Transit Construction Update Forum
When: Thursday, October 8, 2009 06:00 PM – 08:00 PM
Where: Seattle Central Community College #1110
What: Topics will include–
Update on construction
Noise variance
SDOT info
Art program

CHS talked briefly with Sound Transit spokesperson Bruce Gray about the forum and a few other ST items of note:

• Gray said the forum will discuss the noise variance application. According to the City of Seattle Department of Planning and Development Web site, the application has not yet been submitted. BTW, here’s the notice for the University of Washington light rail work site application that came through the pipeline — and was approved — back in spring. We’ve also attached the UW application document to this post.
• Gray also said that there will be an update on Barbara Luecke’s project to add art to the construction area and empty lot of pavement at Broadway and John. Remember, come 2010, the area will be surrounded by large construction walls. They’ll block some sound — and they’ll also make interesting canvases for some public art.
• As for that empty lot, Gray said there aren’t yet any community events scheduled for the empty construction area but that Sound Transit is ‘leaning toward’ working with a group on an outdoor movie project.