Federal Way Link Extension light rail will operate on a reduced schedule during weekday evenings for a few weeks starting March 23 to install additional fencing to combat copper wire theft.
The 7.8-mile extension opened in December 2025 and runs between Angle Lake in SeaTac and Federal Way, with stations at Kent Des Moines, Star Lake in Kent and Downtown Federal Way.
“There are fences along the entire alignment already,” said Sound Transit spokesperson Henry Bendon in a March 12 email. “Like transit agencies across the country, Sound Transit has experienced some issues with copper wire theft in the area.”…