Contest - win a chance to walk the University Link tunnel

By Mike Harbour, Sound Transit Deputy CEO

We’ve got a fun contest underway that will give five people the chance to walk the new University Link tunnel from Capitol Hill all the way to the University of Washington. That’s a three-mile hike that takes you underneath the Montlake Cut.

Here’s how it works: To be eligible, you must spend at least $10 at the Annapurna Café, 1833 Broadway, and fill out an entry form at the restaurant. There’s no limit to how many times you can enter, but you must be at least 18 and able to walk the entire tunnel. A drawing in early March will determine the winners.

This unique business mitigation measure is available because the restaurant’s location on Broadway has been particularly impacted by construction fences for the Capitol Hill Station work.

This is a great opportunity. By 2016, when U Link passenger service is underway, the only way you’ll see the inside of the tunnel is on a light rail train.