BelRed Station
Street level station with 300 parking spaces.

News and updates

Overlake Transit Center park-and-ride closing May 1

Construction of the Redmond Technology Center light rail station is about to begin. The first step in building the station and its 320-stall parking garage is to close the parking lots at the current…

South Bellevue park-and-ride to close May 30

Commuters are encouraged to explore other options before East Link light rail construction begins at the site The South Bellevue Park-and-Ride lot will close on Tuesday, May 30 as part of…

Sound Transit light rail trains to run on clean energy beginning 2019

Agreement with Puget Sound Energy will enable Sound Transit to power Link trains with carbon-neutral energy Sound Transit has executed an innovative 10-year agreement with Puget Sound Energy (PSE)…

South Bellevue Park-and-Ride scheduled to close May 30, 2017

When East Link opens in 2023, Eastside commuters will be able to travel from downtown Bellevue to downtown Seattle in 20 minutes. However, the period between construction and opening day will bring…

Attention Overlake Transit Center users: All park-and-ride spaces are closing May 1 for East Link construction

On May 1, the contractor building the future Redmond Technology Center light rail station will close the parking lots at the Overlake Transit Center. The parking closure may be challenging to regular…

Business forum on transportation construction in BelRed

This news release was originally issued by the City of Bellevue. BELLEVUE, Wash. – The Bellevue Office of Economic Development and Sound Transit invite Bellevue businesses to attend the Bellevue…

East Link tunnel excavation is underway in downtown Bellevue

Behind the construction sound wall, crews are busy excavating at the south tunnel portal site located at 112th Avenue Northeast and Main Street. A video of the construction progress at the the tunnel…

East Link tunnel construction is underway in downtown Bellevue

Light rail will run under downtown when East Link opens in 2023 Sound Transit today briefed elected officials and media on East Link light rail tunnel construction that is now underway in downtown…

Sound Transit selects Max J. Kuney Company to build station, guideway for the Bel-Red section of the East Link Extension

Construction to begin as early as this quarter on an at-grade structure, and one mile of at-grade, retained cut and elevated guideway for light rail extension opening in 2023 The Sound Transit Board…

Is your small business directly-adjacent to the East Link Extension light rail project?

Sound Transit wants to work with you to help build your customer base before and during construction. Sound Transit has partnered with Five Stars to provide strategic assistance to eligible small…