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Site tour of the C-Structure in the Federal Way Link Extension

Building a behemoth: The innovative bridge bringing light rail to Federal Way

By Aaron Chau

When you hop aboard new 1 line service between Angle Lake and Federal Way, slated to open in 2026, you’ll be traversing an e… Read more
Five people wearing yellow vests and hard hats stand in a line on a construction site.

Celebrating the workforce of the future on Labor Day

By Katie Metzger

When you’re starting out in the construction trades, it’s not about how much you know, but how hard you try to learn it.&nbs… Read more
A soil color chart is used to compare different wetland soils.

Federal Way students learn “boring" work is anything but

By Valerie Cortes

In March 2022, Sound Transit invited four science classes at Pacific Christian Academy to observe how geotechnical borings a… Read more
A stack of rail in the foreground, with the Federal Way Transit Center in the background.

Fresh pics: Light rail progress in Federal Way

By Katie Metzger

The north end of our region has gotten a lot of attention lately, with the opening three new light rail stations up to North… Read more
New columns to support light rail tracks to Federal Way rise in SeaTac.

Fresh pics: Light rail rising in South King County

By Sound Transit

Link light rail construction south from the SeaTac to Federal Way has passed the 25 percent mark as the new line rises from … Read more