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Hilltop Tacoma Link

Tacoma Link moves through downtown, with a crane in the background.

Construction to close Tacoma Link this summer

By Katie Metzger

Heads up Tacoma Link riders - free bus shuttles will replace Tacoma Link service for a few weeks this summer while crews con… Read more
Workers watch the new light rail vehicle arrive in downtown Tacoma.

Fresh pics: New light rail vehicle arrives in Tacoma

By Katie Metzger

Tacoma Link is getting bigger and better - and adding new vehicles to connect more people to more places in the city.  … Read more
Aerial view of the Tacoma Link Operations and Maintenance Base from summer of 2021.

Hilltop Tacoma Link opening update

By Sound Transit

Today, the Hilltop Tacoma Link project team went before the Sound Transit Board to ask for an additional $30 million to comp… Read more
Two buses drive side by side.

Share your thoughts on 2022 service

By Katie Metzger

Sound Transit is considering making changes to ST Express bus, Sounder South and Tacoma Link service next year, and we want … Read more
A drone shot of the OMF in Tacoma.

Fresh pics: Tying in Hilltop Tacoma

By Katie Metzger

Amid a historic heat wave last month, construction crews made amazing progress on the Hilltop Tacoma Link Extension. They… Read more