Seattle rail agency begins planning, design for 2 rail extensions View Larger Image Engineering News-Record » The West Seattle Link Extension, proposed for 2030, includes a new fixed bridge, while the 2035 Ballard Link Extension requires both a new downtown Seattle light rail tunnel and a movable bridge. Both extensions move light rail west of Seattle, with the West Seattle portion heading across the Duwamish River with a 4.7-mile track extension. The Ballard extension runs mostly northwest 7.1 miles and requires a 3.3-mile downtown tunnel. Michelle2018-02-09T10:17:34-08:00February 5th, 2018|Metro Rail / Transit, Washington| Share This Story, Choose Your Platform! FacebookTwitterEmail Related Posts Getting There: Congestion pricing isn’t coming to Spokane, but these roads aren’t free and never were April 8th, 2019 Carbon fee returns in Olympia as lawmakers consider $15 billion transportation package March 6th, 2019 Crack in beam shuts down San Francisco’s new $2B terminal September 26th, 2018 Walsh/Shea 5 months behind on $2B Crenshaw-LAX rail September 24th, 2018 Transit Advocates: Is the White House Purposefully Delaying Project Funds? September 11th, 2018 New transit center to open in San Francisco sans bullet train August 9th, 2018 Fixing traffic congestion ‘impossible,’ says Washington transportation chief July 26th, 2018 $320M highway proposed for El Paso, Texas July 25th, 2018 L.A. Metro releases options to extend light rail July 23rd, 2018