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

News and updates

Project update

See what the Federal Way Link Extension will look like!

At Sound Transit, we've been working hard to move the Federal Way Link Extension (FWLE) Project toward the beginning of construction. The project team is excited to present a video animation of the…

News release

Statement of Sound Transit CEO Peter Rogoff on advancement of funding for transit investments

Sound Transit CEO Peter Rogoff issued the following statement after the House Appropriations Committee approved legislation that would provide $2.6 billion in FY 2019 for the Federal Transit…

News release

Sound Transit to host public meeting about design and construction of new light rail Operations and Maintenance Facility in Bellevue

Sound Transit to host public meeting about design and construction of new light rail Operations and Maintenance Facility in Bellevue Public invited to meet Sound Transit’s contractor and learn about…

News release

Open houses start tomorrow for Federal Way to Tacoma Dome regional light rail extension

Opportunity for public to weigh in online and in person on route, station locations, operations and maintenance facility as work to reach consensus on preferred alternative by mid-2019 begins …

Project update

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…

Project update

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…

News release

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…

Project update

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…

News release

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…

News release

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…