Ballard Link Extension
Serving regional jobs, dense neighborhoods

News and updates

The Ballard Link Extension will provide fast, reliable light rail connections to dense residential and job centers throughout the region. A new downtown Seattle light rail tunnel will also provide capacity for the entire regional system to operate efficiently. Stay engaged and let us know what you think.

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COVID-19 (Coronavirus)

At Sound Transit, the safety of our staff, operators and riders remains our top priority. We will continue to ensure the health and safety of the community and our workforce by following the guidance…

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What’s your air draft?

We are studying multiple alternatives in the Ballard and West Seattle neighborhoods, including tunnel crossings and new rail-only bridges across Salmon Bay and new rail-only bridges across the…

Making progress and keeping you in the loop

Thanks to everyone who rode alongside us in 2019; asking questions, providing input and sharing insights about your neighborhoods and communities. Looking for a quick summary of where we are in…

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Didn’t attend one of our neighborhood forums? There’s still time to participate online! 

Our fall neighborhood forums concluded this past weekend. Thanks to everyone who took the time to attend one of our meetings in the last few weeks! We enjoyed presenting to over 350 of you and…

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Delridge Station neighborhood forum: West Seattle and Ballard Link Extensions

Join us to learn more about light rail route and station location options we’ll be studying in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), what happens next in the environmental review process…

Disinfecting a Link light rail train

Interbay/Ballard neighborhood forum: West Seattle and Ballard Link Extensions

Join us to learn more about light rail route and station location options we'll be studying in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), what happens next in the environmental review process…

Chinatown-Int'l District station neighborhood forum: West Seattle and Ballard Link Extensions

Join us to learn more about light rail route and station location options we’ll be studying in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), what happens next in the environmental review process…

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Neighborhood forums continue next week!

We held two neighborhood forums last week in downtown Seattle and West Seattle to talk to communities about the alternatives we’re studying during environmental review and what happens next.…

West Seattle neighborhood forum: West Seattle and Ballard Link Extensions

Join us to learn more about light rail route and station location options we'll be studying in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), what happens next in the environmental review process…

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Downtown neighborhood forum: West Seattle and Ballard Link Extensions

Join us to learn more about light rail route and station location options we'll be studying in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), what happens next in the environmental review process…