SEATTLE — Despite a funding shortfall amounting to tens of billions of dollars, Seattle and King County officials are rallying to press forward with light rail extension plans, particularly to Ballard and West Seattle.

Sound Transit's Board of Directors was informed last week that the agency faces a $22 billion to $30 billion funding gap in its quest to expand the Link light rail. The increases are mainly due to inflation, complex project delivery, tariffs, labor shortages, supply chain disruptions, increased scope and the purchase or lease of real estate, the agency said.

While Sound Transit is just beginning to grapple with what this funding gap means for its ongoing and planned projects, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell, Seattle City Councilmember Dan Strauss and King County Councilmembe

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