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East Link

Tracks for link light rail stretch across the I-90 floating bridge.

Bridging the gap: making tracks to connect the Eastside with Link light rail

By Katie Metzger

Work is really picking up on the Interstate 90 floating bridge as Sound Transit crews work to extend Link light rail’s Blue … Read more
Workers install a colorful 20-foot tall "nail" sculpture along the Eastrail Trail.

Watch out for 'Nails' on the trail

By Katie Metzger

The newest public art piece rising from the ground outside Sound Transit’s future Link light rail base in Bellevue is hard t… Read more
A worker planting a new tree as part of the environmental mitigation work along the Blue Line.

Restoring and creating new wildlife habitat along East Link

By Katie Metzger

The 2 Line is getting closer to opening, but Sound Transit crews have been hard at work for years to… Read more

A construction worker carries lumber across the future platform at the future South Bellevue Station site.

East Link light rail construction passes the halfway mark

By Rachelle Cunningham

In just a few short years, construction of the East Link light rail extension has transformed the Eastside skyline and… Read more

A worker heads out the south portal of the future East Link light rail tunnel under downtown Bellevue.

Fresh pics: Going underground in Bellevue with East Link light rail

By Bruce Gray

Amid all of the hype around tunnels this month, we here at The Platform thought it would be a fitting time to check in on… Read more