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Overview

The Tacoma Dome Link Extension will add nearly 10 miles to our regional light rail system via mostly elevated tracks between Federal Way and Tacoma. This project includes four new light rail stations in the South Federal Way, Fife, East Tacoma/Portland Avenue and Tacoma Dome areas.

These stations will also provide connections to other regional transit services like Sounder, Tacoma Link, ST Express, King County Metro, Pierce Transit, Intercity Transit and Amtrak.

Stations will feature pickup and drop-off zones and provide convenient access for pedestrians, cyclists, and riders arriving on paratransit and other modes. The future South Federal Way and Fife stations will each offer approximately 500 parking spaces.

Facts

When Tacoma Dome Link service starts in 2030, it will offer fast and frequent travel to destinations across the region, including:

South Federal Way to Tacoma Dome Station in 20 minutes

Fife to Tacoma Dome Station in 6 minutes

Tacoma Dome Station to Sea-Tac Airport in 35 minutes

Current project status

We received public comments on the TDLE project during our Environmental Impact Statement scoping period, April 1 to May 1, 2019. We compiled the public feedback from this official comment period into a Scoping Summary Report.

On July 25, 2019, the Sound Transit Board of Directors identified possible route and station locations — formally called a "preferred alternative" and "other alternatives" — to study in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement. A Draft EIS analyzes and documents a project's potential impacts to the natural and built environment, and it proposes ways to mitigate unavoidable impacts.

In this current phase, we'll continue with more conceptual design work, including refinements to route and station alternatives. You can view the latest maps of the alternatives under consideration by segment area here.

Your next opportunity to submit formal feedback on the TDLE route and station locations will be in 2021, after we publish the Draft EIS. Questions or comments before then? We're always here to help. You can contact the project team at tdlink@soundtransit.org.

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