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Railway Track and Structures, 9/16/24

 

Sound Transit Publishes Final EIS for West Seattle Link Extension

 

 

SEATTLE - Sound Transit and the FTA have published the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the West Seattle Link Extension Project. The cost of the project has risen to a range of $5.1 - $5.6 billion.

 

The Final EIS “provides a comprehensive analysis of the project’s preferred alternative and other options,” and “details potential environmental impacts and outlines strategies to avoid, minimize, and mitigate these effects,” according to a report in Westside Seattle.

 

SNIP

 

Sound Transit’s West Seattle Link Extension is now separate from the Ballard Link Extension, of which it was previously a part. Now an independent project in the Sound Transit 3 Plan, the West Seattle Link Extension is scheduled to open in 2032 and seeks to connect SODO to West Seattle. Additionally, there are stations planned at Alaska Junction, Avalon, Delridge, and SODO. The Extension will reduce congestion and improve travel times from downtown to West Seattle by 47% (or 14 minutes).

 

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9/20/24

 

 

 

 

 

Project update

 

 

 

 

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 us to this point.

 

How to find the Final EIS

 

You can view and learn more about the Final EIS on our online open house.

 

Paper copies are available for review at:

• Beacon Hill Library, 2821 Beacon Ave S, Seattle
• Burien Library, 400 SW 152nd St, Burien
• Central Library, 1000 4th Ave, Seattle
• Columbia City Library, 4721 Rainier Ave S, Seattle
• Delridge Library, 5423 Delridge Way SW, Seattle
• High Point Library, 3411 SW Raymond St, Seattle
• International District Library, 713 8th Ave S, Seattle
• New Holly Library, 7058 32nd Ave S, Seattle
• Rainier Beach Library, 9125 Rainier Ave S, Seattle
• Sound Transit, 401 S Jackson St, Seattle 206-398-5344: Call to schedule an appointment.
• West Seattle Library, 2306 42nd Ave SW, Seattle
• University of Washington-Suzzallo Libraries, 4000 15th Ave NE, Seattle
• White Center Library, 1409 SW 107th St., Seattle

You can also request a copy by contacting Dominique Jones at dominique.jones@soundtransit.org, 206-689-4783.

 

What is the Final EIS?

 

The Final EIS includes updates based on continued design and comments received on the West Seattle and Ballard Link Extensions (WSBLE) Draft EIS and responds to substantive public, agency, and Tribal comments (project-wide comments and comments specific to WSLE) submitted during the WSBLE Draft EIS comment period.

 

Want more project information or have questions?

 

We are hosting drop-in sessions to share information about the project and answer your questions. You can visit the events to review materials and talk with staff.

 

WSLE drop-in sessions:

Drop-in session in Delridge

• When: Wednesday, Sept. 25, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
  Where: Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, 4408 Delridge Way SW
  • Spanish, Vietnamese, and Somali interpretation will be provided.

 

Drop-in session near Alaska Junction/Avalon

• When: Tuesday, Oct. 1, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
  Where: Alki Masonic Center, 4736 40th Ave SW
  • Spanish and Vietnamese interpretation will be provided.

 

Drop-in session in SODO

• When: Wednesday, Oct. 2, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
  Where: Gallery B612, 1915 First Ave. S

What is next?

 

The Sound Transit Board will receive a presentation on the WSLE project at their meeting on Sept. 26, and is expected to consider action to select the project to be built at its meetings on Oct. 10 and Oct. 24. The decision is based on years of technical analysis and community feedback. This step will bring us closer to providing fast, reliable new light rail connections to residential and job centers in the SODO, Delridge, and West Seattle neighborhoods.

 

We hope you continue to stay engaged with us along the way! There will be more opportunities to share your input over the next several years as we advance the project’s design.

 

Learn more

 

Draft Section 106 Programmatic Agreement 30-day comment period

 

Pursuant to 36 CFR Part 800 of the National Historic Preservation Act, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is inviting comments on the draft Programmatic Agreement published with the Final EIS. The draft Section 106 Programmatic Agreement is attached to the Final EIS Historic and Archaeological Resources Technical Report (Appendix N.5), and outlines mitigation for adverse effects specific to historic properties. Comments on the draft Programmatic Agreement can be sent to wsle-programmatic-agreement-comment@soundtransit.org. Following the 30-day public comment period on the draft Programmatic Agreement, FTA, in coordination with Sound Transit, will address comments on the Programmatic Agreement and revise the document accordingly. The Programmatic Agreement will be finalized through ongoing consultation with the State Historic Preservation Office, Tribes and consulting parties, and executed prior to FTA’s issuance of a NEPA Record of Decision.  

 

Learn more

 

Stay up to date

• Stay current with the West Seattle Link Extension project.  

• 隨時掌握West Seattle Link擴展項目的最新資訊。  

• 获取有关West Seattle Link扩展项目的最新消息。  

• Luôn cập nhật thông tin về dự án Mở Rộng Tuyến West Seattle Link.  

• Manténgase al tanto del proyecto de Extensión de West Seattle Link.  

More project info: soundtransit.org/wslink

Get in touch: westseattlelink@soundtransit.org