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

News and updates

New traffic patterns coming to downtown Federal Way

Crews working on the Federal Way Link Extension will be making major traffic revisions in the area near the Federal Way Transit Center. Beginning Feb. 23:  Southbound 23rd Avenue South will…

Check out progress on the Federal Way Link Extension Project

This FWLE Corridor video was taken in January 2023 and takes you on a sky-high ride all the way across the 7.8-mile Federal Way Link Extension. From Angle Lake Station to downtown Federal Way, our…

Overnight closures of S 320th St for Link light rail construction

Sound Transit crews will close a portion of S 320th St. between 21st Ave S and 23rd Ave S for Link light rail bridge deck construction over S 320th St. These closures will take place nightly from 10…

Long-span bridge solution identified to address unstable soils issue

As we discussed in August, the Federal Way Link Extension faces localized unstable soil conditions encountered during construction just south of where S. 259th Pl. passes under Interstate 5 in Kent.…

Overnight full closures of SR 99 in SeaTac

Sound Transit’s contractors will conduct a series of full closures of SR 99 between S 204th Street and S 208th Street. These closures are necessary to accommodate restriping of SR 99 and will take…

Summer construction at Highline College wraps up ahead of Fall Quarter classes

This month Sound Transit’s contractors completed Phase 1 of the $1.4M College Way Connection Project (CWCP) on the Highline College campus in Des Moines.

Overnight directional closures of SR 99 in SeaTac

Sound Transit’s contractors will conduct a series of directional closures of SR 99 between S 204th St. and S 208th St. throughout October. These closures are necessary for Link light rail bridge…

Overnight full closures of S 320th St for Link light rail construction

Sound Transit crews will be closing a portion of S 320th St. between 21st Ave S and 23rd Ave S for Link light rail bridge deck construction over S 320th St. These closures will take place nightly…

Full overnight closures of Military Rd S under I-5 S

Sound Transit’s contractors will conduct a series of full closures of Military Rd S under I-5 S. These closures will accommodate girder placements over Military Rd S for future Link light rail…

Full and directional overnight closures of SR 99 in SeaTac

Sound Transit’s contractors will conduct a series of full and directional closures of SR 99 between S 204th St. and S 208th St. throughout September and October. These closures are necessary for Link…