West Seattle Link Extension
Serving regional jobs, dense neighborhoods

News and updates

The West Seattle Link Extension will provide fast, reliable light rail connections to dense residential and job centers throughout the region. In addition, a new downtown Seattle light rail tunnel will provide capacity for the entire regional system to operate efficiently. Get involved and tell us what you think.

Sound Transit Board selects project to be built for WSLE

On Oct. 24, 2024, the Sound Transit Board (Board) selected the current preferred alternative as the project to be built for the West Seattle Link Extension (WSLE), a step to completing the…

Sound Transit Board selects final West Seattle Link Extension route and stations

The Sound Transit Board today selected the route and station locations for the West Seattle Link Extension. This action authorizes the project to move forward into the final design phase.…

Upcoming WSLE events

With the publication of the West Seattle Link Extension (WSLE) Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), we expect the Sound Transit Board to consider action to select the project to be built at…

WSLE Final EIS publication

We are excited to share that the West Seattle Link Extension (WSLE) Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is available. We appreciate the years of engagement with the community that have gotten…

What’s next for WSLE?

For those following along, we are nearing a milestone. After Sound Transit published the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) in 2022 and a 90-day public comment period, the Sound Transit Board…