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OMF South Final EIS now available
Sound Transit and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) have published the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Operations and Maintenance Facility (OMF) South project. The Final EIS:
- Describes the preferred alternative in Federal Way and other alternatives in Federal Way and Kent, including their potential impacts and benefits.
- Identifies ways to avoid, minimize, and mitigate impacts.
- Responds to Draft EIS comments from 2021 and 2023.
- Complies with National and State Environmental Policy Acts (NEPA/SEPA).
Accessing the Final EIS
The Final EIS is available in a variety of formats and locations.
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Online: The OMF South Final EIS is available on the Sound Transit website.
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Paper copies available for review at the following locations:
- Federal Way Library, 34200 1st Way S, Federal Way
- Federal Way 320th Library, 848 S 320th St, Federal Way
- Federal Way Community Center, 876 S 333rd St, Federal Way
- Federal Way City Hall, 33325 8th Ave S, Federal Way, WA
- Kent Library, 212 2nd Ave N, Kent
- Kent Commons Community Center, 525 4th Ave N, Kent
- Kent City Hall, 220 4th Ave S, Kent
- Sound Transit, 410 S Jackson St, Seattle (Call 206-398-5344 to schedule an appointment)
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Paper copies are also available for the costs listed below. To request paper copies or a flash drive of the documents, please contact Dominique Jones at
206-689-4783 or email dominique.jones@soundtransit.org.
- Executive Summary - free
- EIS - $25.00
- Technical Reports and other appendices - $15.00 each
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What’s an OMF?
An OMF is where Link light rail trains go for cleaning, storage, and maintenance, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Sound Transit needs four strategically located OMF facilities. Sound Transit must construct a new OMF in the South Sound to receive, store, and service a large train fleet to support future light rail extensions throughout the region. Building this new facility requires approximately 60-70 acres (for reference, one football field is 1.3 acres) near the Federal Way Link Extension.
Next steps
During its June 27, 2024 meeting, we expect the Sound Transit Board to select the project to be built. The Board will consider the Final EIS analysis, Draft EIS comments from 2021 and 2023, and other information to decide. Following the Board action, we expect the FTA to issue a Record of Decision under the NEPA.
After securing a federal Record of Decision, the project will begin detailed design work and construction planning.
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