University Link Extension

The University Link Extension, also referred to as University Link and U Link, is a future underground light rail extension of Sound Transit's Link Light Rail system in Seattle, Washington. The line will extend the existing Central Link line from downtown Seattle to the University of Washington via Capitol Hill. The $1.9 billion project was approved by the Federal Transit Administration in November 2006. Construction began in late 2008, completion of the University Link Tunnel excavation occurred in July 2013.