Amidst the relentless hum of I-405 traffic, a more efficient future for Puget Sound commuters is taking shape. Sound Transit has officially broken ground on a new $274 million Bus Operations and Maintenance Facility (OMF) in Bothell, a critical and long-awaited investment in the agency’s ambitious vision for a regional transit overhaul.

This project was a key component of the $54 billion ballot initiative that voters approved in 2016. The massive 365,100-square-foot facility, located north of the Canyon Park park-and-ride, is more than just a place to store buses. It is the operational heart of the new Stride bus rapid transit (BRT) system, a three-line network of electric buses set to transform travel around Lake Washington and beyond. The OMF is designed to support not only the Stride f

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