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Sound Transit reports Federal Link in service and affordable housing awards; city, transit coordinate on OMF and road work
Summary
Public Works reported the Federal Link Extension began revenue service Dec. 6, 2025; Sound Transit issued a notice of intent to award surplus properties for roughly 230 affordable housing units with proposed 2028 ground breaking, and coordination continues on the operations and maintenance facility and nearby closures and roundabout work.
Kent Smith of the Public Works Department updated the committee Feb. 2 on Sound Transit projects in Federal Way. Smith said the Federal Link Extension began revenue service Dec. 6, 2025 and trains are running roughly every 8–15 minutes. Sound Transit issued notice of intent to award Sites 1 and 2 to MultiService Center and Shelter Resources Incorporated to develop approximately 230 units of affordable housing, with a proposed ground‑breaking around 2028.
Smith said coordination is ongoing on the operations and maintenance facility (OMF) south, including development‑agreement negotiations and a planned road closure to facilitate BPA tower relocation and a new roundabout at S 324th and 23rd Avenue S, anticipated in January 2027. For the Tacoma Dome Link Extension, Sound Transit is advancing guideway and station design and anticipates publishing the final environmental impact statement in 2027.
Council asked about parking and ridership: Smith said the new parking garage is sometimes about three‑quarters full and that additional King County lot parking is available; he will follow up with Sound Transit on ridership numbers and signage/enforcement for 24‑hour parking limits. Council also asked about relocation plans for a displaced church; Smith said Sound Transit and the city are negotiating a development agreement to locate the church across the freeway.
