TACOMA, Wash. — A project to connect Tacoma to Seattle by light rail has been pushed back by at least three years to 2035, the Tacoma News Tribune reports.
Sound Transit says the planned 10-mile extension to connect the existing Tacoma light rail line to the full Seattle-area network at Federal Way, Wash., needs additional station options in Fife because of flood-plain issues and route changes in the Federal Way-Milton area. Because of construction issues, a portion of the route that was to follow Interstate 5 may be realigned to follow State Route 99, which would also require relocating a station and its parking structure to one of two possible locations.
The Fife station will be relocated by about 1,500 feet. Two locations are being considered. The Sound Transit board will make final decisions on the changes at a March 23 meeting.
The $3.3 billion extension, approved by voters in 2016, was originally projected to open in 2030, then pushed back to 2032, the News Tribune reports. It will provide 35-minute service to SeaTac Airport.
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