After getting the route approval recommendation from the System Expansion Committee, the Sound Transit Executive Board will take up the final approval to move ahead with the project on Oct. 24.The  meeting is public and online. 

Resolution No. R2024-22: Selecting the route, profile, and stations to be built for the West Seattle Link Extension project is likely to come up later in an extended duration meeting scheduled to last four hours from 1:30 pm to 5pm.

Also on the agenda is a vote on Motion M-2024-59  

"A motion of the Board of the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority directing the chief executive officer to develop a workplan on measures the agency will pursue to address rising project costs and inform future baselining decisions on the West Seattle Link Extension project."

Costs for the project are currently projected to exceed $7.1 billion and likely due to increase given inflation and cost overruns which are common.

You can attend the meeting in the Ruth Fisher Boardroom at Union Station, 401 South Jackson Street.

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To participate in the meeting via video conference: https://soundtransit-org.zoom.us/j/81923734624?pwd=lzAtU1hGqLTvbISEb3KdpLhiodWh7G.

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To participate in the meeting via telephone conference: Call 253-215-8782 or # key.

The Board is accepting public comment on the meeting's agenda items in the following formats:

Written public comment: Written comments can be submitted electronically via meetingcomments@soundtransit.org. Written comments received up to one hour before the meeting will be provided to Board members electronically during the meeting, comments received after that deadline will be provided to Board members after the meeting.

In person public comment: Individuals who would like to provide in person public comment must sign up in the Ruth Fisher Boardroom before the meeting begins. The sign-up sheet is available 30 minutes before the scheduled meeting start time.

Virtual public comment: Individuals who would like to provide live virtual public comment via phone or computer must sign-up in advance on the virtual sign-up sheet. The virtual sign-up sheet is open from 8:00am until 5 minutes before the scheduled meeting start time.