East Link Extension
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Utility work on 110th Ave NE and NE 2nd St

Construction crews have completed the water main replacement at the intersection of 110th Avenue Northeast and Main Street and are preparing to shift efforts one block north. Beginning as early as…

Eastbound I-90 traffic across Lake Washington reduced to one lane this weekend, March 10-12

This news release was issued jointly by the Washington State Department of Transportation, Sound Transit. SEATTLE – Beginning at 11 p.m. tomorrow, March 10, eastbound Interstate 90 will be reduced…

South Bellevue Park-and-Ride service changes

King County Metro has issued rider alerts in advance of the March 11th service change. While system wide service changes take place on March 11th, routes serving the South Bellevue Park-and-Ride will…

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 statement on City of Mercer Island lawsuit regarding East Link light rail construction on I-90

Agency responds to city council’s vote to pursue legal action Sound Transit CEO Peter Rogoff today issued the below statement on the Mercer Island City Council’s votes to pursue a lawsuit and…

Utility work on 110th Avenue NE and Main Street

Beginning as early as Monday Feb. 6, construction crews will begin work to replace a water main at the intersection of 110th Avenue Northeast and Main Street in downtown Bellevue. Lane closures will…

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…

Continued lane closures on 110th Avenue NE

Next week, crews will begin construction of a dewatering test well along 110th Avenue NE near the Northeast 4th Street intersection in support of the downtown Bellevue tunnel construction. Tunneling…

Lane closures on 110th Avenue NE

Correction: during the closure scheduled to begin today in the southbound lanes of 110th Avenue NE, left hand turns onto NE 4th Street will be prohibited during work hours. Right hand turns onto NE…