Project timeline January 2021
WE ARE HERE West Seattle and Ballard Link Extensions ERVOTER P I DESI C S R C I SER ICE PPR EDAPPROVAL 2017–2023 2023–2027* 2026–2036* S R S 2016 Alternatives Final route design Groundbreaking West Seattle: 2031 development Ballard: 2036 Final station designs Construction updates 2017–2019 and mitigation Procure and Early scoping commission station Safety education Scoping and public art Testing and preoperations ST Board identifies Obtain land use and preferred alternatives and construction permits Expanding light rail other EIS alternatives Property acquisition/ Environmental relocation review 2019–2023 PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT in Seattle Draft Environmental Impact Statement *West Seattle: Design is expected to begin in 2023 and be completed in 2026. Construction and testing is expected to begin in 2026 and be completed in 2031. Final Environmental Impact Statement *Ballard and downtown Seattle light rail tunnel: Design is expected to begin in 2023 and be completed in 2027. Construction and testing is expected to begin in 2026 and be completed in 2036. Current project status: ST Board selects project to be built Environmental review (2019–2023) Federal Record of Decision
PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT The recession and realignment The COVID-19 crisis is greatly reducing the revenues Following an extensive alternatives we rely on to expand our regional transit system. development phase, the Sound Transit With greatly depleted revenues and increased cost Board identified routes and station pressures, Sound Transit will not be able to deliver Stay involved expansion projects on their original timelines. Learn locations to study in a Draft Environmental Sound Transit is committed to meaningful public participation. about how the Sound Transit Board is responding at Impact Statement (EIS). The Draft EIS will As we all adapt to the challenges caused by COVID-19, soundtransit.org/realignment. evaluate potential impacts and benefits we are finding creative ways to engage with you, including shifting in-person events, such as workshops and briefings, of the project on the natural, built, and to virtual meetings and providing more opportunities to social environment and identify potential engage with us digitally. Contact us mitigation measures. The Draft EIS is [email protected] or 206-903-7229 anticipated to be released in mid- Equity and inclusion soundtransit.org/wsblink 2021 for public review and comment. We are also committed to inclusively engaging historically- underrepresented communities. If you are interested in learning more about this project and how it may affect your Interpreter 800-823-9230 community, please contact us at 206-903-7229 or Español About the project [email protected]. We will work with you to find Tagalog The West Seattle and Ballard Link Extensions will an appropriate medium for providing project information. 401 S. Jackson St., Seattle, WA 98104 | [email protected] provide fast, reliable light rail connections to dense soundtransit.org401 S. Jackson | 888-889-6368/TTY:St., Seattle, WA 98104 711 | To request information residential and job centers throughout the region. in800-201-4900 alternative formats / callTTY: 800-201-4900/TTY: 711 711 or emailEmail: [email protected] [email protected] . In addition, a new downtown Seattle light rail tunnel Website: soundtransit.org will provide capacity for the entire regional system to operate efficiently. These two separate Link Information in alternative formats: Project map inside 800-201-4900 / TTY: 711 extensions are part of the regional transit system Email: [email protected] expansion approved by voters in November 2016.
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NW Market St 15th Ave NW Ballard 2036 How did we get here? From 2017–2019, project staff conducted an extensive alternatives development process. This period consisted of technical This map shows routes and station analyses of many route and station locations, community feedback, locations the Sound Transit Board has and recommendations from the identified for further study in a Draft Stakeholder Advisory Group and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).† Elected Leadership Group. The result? The Sound Transit Board identified W Dravus St Interbay preferred alternatives and other alternatives to study in a Draft EIS. See map BNSF 2019–2023 Lake Magnolia Bridge Union What’s next? W Galer St The project is now in Seattle South Smith Cove W Prospect St environmental review and Elliott Ave W Center Lake Union preliminary design. In mid-2021, Mercer St we will publish a Draft EIS and Republican St collect public and agency comments. Harrison St The Final EIS will include updates
as needed and responses to public 1st Ave N Denny Way Denny and agency comments. The EIS analysis and public and agency N comments will inform the Sound Pine St Transit Board’s selection of the Link light rail project to be built in 2023. Westlake Madison St West Seattle and Ballard Link Extensions Pike St Midtown What’s happening now? Preferred alternatives Fieldwork Preferred alternatives with third-party funding Other Draft EIS alternatives We are currently conducting a Yesler Way Route profiles Puget S Jackson St variety of fieldwork throughout the Sound project corridor. What’s fieldwork? Elevated route Int’l District/ It’s important research that may Tunnel route Chinatown include surveying, drilling to collect Surface route soil samples, vibration testing, noise monitoring and more. Data and Stadium information collected from fieldwork Current and future light rail service will help inform the Draft EIS. Station location S Holgate St Station planning
Building light rail isn’t just about *Project delivery dates currently under review due to moving people from place to place, the COVID-19 recession. SODO it’s also about building community. †Routes and station locations are subject to refinements Over the next couple of years, we based on ongoing planning and design activities. S Lander St More detail available in the Draft EIS maps. will work with communities along the project corridor to help inform early station design development. It’s our West Seattle Bridge goal to identify solutions that best fit the vision for your neighborhood and * connect more people to mass transit. 2031 Delridge Alaska Junction SW Alaska St Avalon Delridge Way SW Delridge Way Subscribe to project emails and learn how to get involved: 41st Ave SW 42nd Ave SW Fauntleroy Way SW Way Fauntleroy soundtransit.org/wsblink Updated October 2020
2031 West Seattle to downtown Adds 4.7 miles of light rail service from downtown Seattle to West Seattle’s Alaska Junction neighborhood. Includes 4 new stations between SODO and Alaska Junction.
2036 Ballard to downtown Adds 7.1 miles of light rail service from downtown Seattle to Ballard’s Market Street area, including a new downtown Seattle rail-only tunnel. Includes 9 new stations between Chinatown-International District and Market Street. Project timeline January 2021
WE ARE HERE West Seattle and Ballard Link Extensions ERVOTER P I DESI C S R C I SER ICE PPR EDAPPROVAL 2017–2023 2023–2027* 2026–2036* S R S 2016 Alternatives Final route design Groundbreaking West Seattle: 2031 development Ballard: 2036 Final station designs Construction updates 2017–2019 and mitigation Procure and Early scoping commission station Safety education Scoping and public art Testing and preoperations ST Board identifies Obtain land use and preferred alternatives and construction permits Expanding light rail other EIS alternatives Property acquisition/ Environmental relocation review 2019–2023 PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT in Seattle Draft Environmental Impact Statement *West Seattle: Design is expected to begin in 2023 and be completed in 2026. Construction and testing is expected to begin in 2026 and be completed in 2031. Final Environmental Impact Statement *Ballard and downtown Seattle light rail tunnel: Design is expected to begin in 2023 and be completed in 2027. Construction and testing is expected to begin in 2026 and be completed in 2036. Current project status: ST Board selects project to be built Environmental review (2019–2023) Federal Record of Decision
PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT The recession and realignment The COVID-19 crisis is greatly reducing the revenues Following an extensive alternatives we rely on to expand our regional transit system. development phase, the Sound Transit With greatly depleted revenues and increased cost Board identified routes and station pressures, Sound Transit will not be able to deliver Stay involved expansion projects on their original timelines. Learn locations to study in a Draft Environmental Sound Transit is committed to meaningful public participation. about how the Sound Transit Board is responding at Impact Statement (EIS). The Draft EIS will As we all adapt to the challenges caused by COVID-19, soundtransit.org/realignment. evaluate potential impacts and benefits we are finding creative ways to engage with you, including shifting in-person events, such as workshops and briefings, of the project on the natural, built, and to virtual meetings and providing more opportunities to social environment and identify potential engage with us digitally. Contact us mitigation measures. The Draft EIS is [email protected] or 206-903-7229 anticipated to be released in mid- Equity and inclusion soundtransit.org/wsblink 2021 for public review and comment. We are also committed to inclusively engaging historically- underrepresented communities. If you are interested in learning more about this project and how it may affect your Interpreter 800-823-9230 community, please contact us at 206-903-7229 or Español About the project [email protected]. We will work with you to find Tagalog The West Seattle and Ballard Link Extensions will an appropriate medium for providing project information. 401 S. Jackson St., Seattle, WA 98104 | [email protected] provide fast, reliable light rail connections to dense soundtransit.org401 S. Jackson | 888-889-6368/TTY:St., Seattle, WA 98104 711 | To request information residential and job centers throughout the region. in800-201-4900 alternative formats / callTTY: 800-201-4900/TTY: 711 711 or emailEmail: [email protected] [email protected] . In addition, a new downtown Seattle light rail tunnel Website: soundtransit.org will provide capacity for the entire regional system to operate efficiently. These two separate Link Information in alternative formats: Project map inside 800-201-4900 / TTY: 711 extensions are part of the regional transit system Email: [email protected] expansion approved by voters in November 2016.
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