Federal Way Link Extension
Building light rail further into south King County

News and updates

As Federal Way Link Extension moves closer to construction, search begins for public artists

(c) Laura Haddad, Cloud, 2016, all rights reserved / Angle Lake Station, SeaTac The Federal Way Link Extension (FWLE) continues to plan for…

Feedback results for new Link stations

Hello! Thank you for sharing your feedback on the three future Federal Way Link Extension light rail stations. We appreciate your time and…

Proposed Trump Administration budget wipes out critical transit infrastructure funding, undermining light rail expansions including Lynnwood, Federal Way, Everett and Tacoma

Immediate impacts include elimination of $1.17 billion in federal funding for Lynnwood Link The Trump Administration today released a proposed budget for fiscal year 2018 that would end the federal…

Federal Way Link Extension Project to Build Selected

Good Afternoon! We are pleased to announce that the Sound Transit Board of Directors selected the alignment for extending light rail to Federal Way on Thursday, January 26. The route, with stations…

Sound Transit Board selects alignment, profile and stations for Federal Way Link Extension

Construction expected to begin in 2019 The Sound Transit Board of Directors has selected the alignment for extending light rail to Federal Way. The route, with stations at Kent/Des Moines near…

On heels of ST3 victory, Sound Transit releases final environmental study for extending light rail to Federal Way

ST3 provides funding to reach South 320th Street in 2024; Sound Transit Board to select final alignment early next year As Sound Transit marks the passage of the Sound Transit 3 ballot measure, the…

Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) now available

The Final EIS for the Federal Way Link light rail extension has been published by Sound Transit and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).…

Sound Transit Board identifies preferred alternative for light rail extension to Kent/Des Moines, Federal Way

Project proceeds to final environmental review; Board to select project in late 2016On July 23, the Sound Transit Board of Directors identified a preferred alternative for extending light rail to…

Board expected to identify a preferred alternative for Federal Way Link Extension

On July 23, Sound Transit’s Board of Directors will take public comments and is expected to identify a preferred alternative for the Federal Way Link Extension project.Then, Sound Transit will…

Upcoming Board discussion on Federal Way Link Extension

On June 11, 2015, Sound Transit’s Capital Committee forwarded the Federal Way Link Extension project to the Board of Directors for review and further discussion without a recommendation for a…