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for the families. the remains have some identifying factors that will the identity of the person who died. seattle's monorail is about to get a major makeover with construction set to startis month. seattle center is investing $23 million to upgrade the historic . king5's christian balderas is at the seattle ce with details. thonoral will remain open amid construction with at least one train operational. it'll open for regular hours . now as y mentioned, this monorail has been here for over six decades. it is a historical landmark and that designation will help guide wh cannot be changed. take a look at this isn't it super cool? the monorail was built for the 1962 world's fair along with the space negned to showcase the future of tsportation. today over 2 million people a yease it to get to and from the seattle center and downtown seattle at west lake. ridership is expec to increase in the coming years. and this right here is a look at what's coming. the seattle center will reinforce the infrastructure and give it a new accessible entrance wider boarding doors, automatic passenger gates, better lighting, new signs, new kiosks, an extended roof and more. the seattle center is essentially modernizing the monorail as i mentioned and making it more acible. the renovation is designed to better handle crowds that pour through after the kraken games, other events. you'll see all of this start tak shape over the next few months with the final project lete late 2027 in this project aligns with a broader construction plans h at the seattle center. you may recall that memorial