Federal Way Link Extension
Building light rail further into south King County

News and updates

Traffic disruptions at S 317th St and Gateway Center Blvd for removal of Hi-5 artwork

What Sound Transit contractors will remove existing public artwork in preparation to construct the elevated guideway bridge over S 317th for light rail.  Artwork will eventually move to the…

Highway 99 closure between S 204th and S 208th to complete and open new bypass/detour

What Weekend and night closures of Highway 99 January 15th at 8pm through January 17th at 8pm to complete work on the SR 99 bypass/detour and open for traffic on Monday, January 18. For the…

Closure on State Route 99 for Federal Way Link construction

Crews working on the Federal Way Link Extension will be closing State Route 99 between South 204th Street and South 208th Street in SeaTac to complete and open a new bypass route.  All lanes of…

Federal Way Link Extension Dec 2020 Project update header image, Photo of a man painting a mural

2020 Year in Review: Construction continued during an unprecedented year

As 2020 draws to a close, we want to pass along our sincerest thanks for riding along as Sound Transit celebrated many project milestones on the Federal Way Link Extension. Even with the many…

Lane closures on South 272nd Street in Kent for Federal Way Link construction

Crews working on the Federal Way Link Extension will be closing South 272nd Street between I-5 exit 147 and 26th Avenue South starting Tuesday, Dec. 8. Crews will be excavating, installing fencing…

PHoto of a rendering of the future Star Lake Station, Federal Way Link Extension

Virtual neighborhood briefings now available in Korean, Spanish and Vietnamese

Sound Transit’s Community Engagement team is dedicated to building relationships, sharing information, listening to your needs and answering all your questions.  On Sept. 17, we shared our…

State Route 99 weekend closure between South 204th  and South 208th streets

Crews working on the Federal Way Link Extension will close all lanes of SR 99 between S. 204th and S. 208th streets during the weekend of Oct. 16 through Oct. 19. This work may be delayed if bad…

Closure on State Route 99 for Federal Way Link construction

Crews working on the Federal Way Link Extension will be closing State Route 99 between South 204th Street and South 208th Street in SeaTac for underground utility work.  All lanes of SR 99 will…

Federal Way Link Extension begins heavy civil construction

Today the Federal Way Link Extension marked the beginning of building the light rail guideway with construction of drill shafts at the site of the future Kent/Des Moines Station. Crews have spent…

Sound Transit applauds House adoption of critical transit funding to offset COVID-19 losses

Following the tireless work of the region’s congressional delegation, the U.S. House of Representatives adopted the HEROES Act with the inclusion of provisions to provide $32 billion in COVID-19…