Tacoma Dome Link Extension project updates
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Overview
The Tacoma Dome Link Extension will add nearly 10 miles of mostly elevated light rail tracks between Federal Way and Tacoma. This project includes four new light rail stations in the South Federal Way, Fife, East Tacoma/Portland Avenue and Tacoma Dome areas.
These stations will connect to regional transit services like Pierce Transit, Intercity Transit, and others.
Stations will feature pickup and drop-off zones for riders. They will provide convenient access for pedestrians, cyclists, and riders arriving on paratransit. The future South Federal Way and Fife stations will each have approximately 500 parking spaces.
Benefits of the TDLE
When Tacoma Dome Link starts, it will offer fast and frequent travel to destinations across the region, including:
- Federal Way Transit Center to Tacoma Dome Station in 20 minutes
- Fife to Tacoma Dome Station in 6 minutes
- Tacoma Dome Station to Sea-Tac Airport in 35 minutes
Current project status
The Tacoma Dome Link Extension (TDLE) project is currently in the environmental review phase of planning. As part of this phase, Sound Transit develops conceptual design and prepares an Environmental Impact Statement that evaluates the potential impacts of the project.
On Dec. 13, 2024, we published the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). A Draft EIS analyzes and documents a project's potential impacts to the natural and built environment, and it proposes ways to mitigate unavoidable impacts. After considering the Draft EIS findings, comments received, and other information, the Sound Transit Board will confirm, modify, and/or identify the preferred alternative. Sound Transit will then prepare a Final EIS that analyzes the preferred alternative along with the other alternatives evaluated in the Draft EIS, expected no earlier than 2027.
Questions or comments before then? We're always here to help. You can contact the project team at tdlink@soundtransit.org.
We encourage you to sign up for project email updates for all the latest news as the TDLE develops.
What can I expect as a project neighbor?
- For residents or businesses and/or property owners near a potential TDLE route or station: Sign up for email updates to stay current on the project. If you have any questions or you'd like a meeting to learn more, contact the project team at tdlink@soundtransit.org.
- The Draft EIS identifies potentially affected properties. We collected feedback on those findings during the Draft EIS comment period, Dec. 13, 2024 - Feb. 11, 2025. The Sound Transit Board will consider the feedback we received during this formal comment period.
- After considering the Draft EIS and comments received, the Board will alter or confirm the "preferred alternative." A preferred alternative is a statement of where the agency is leaning based on information available at the time. It's not a final decision.
- The Board will choose routes and stations and the project to be built after we issue the Final EIS.
