Mercer Island Station
Mercer Island's connection to light rail.

News and updates

Mercer Island station in the final design phase

Sound Transit has reached an important milestone! Plans for the Mercer Island station have completed final design and we are eager to share this update with you. During final design, project…

Project update: East Link Extension

Full funding identified for light rail extension to downtown Redmond With voter approval of the Sound Transit 3 Plan in November, funding is in place to continue light rail 3.7 miles past the…

Bel-Red/130th Station update

University teams rise to the challenge for future Bel-Red / 130th Station site NAIOP 2016 Real Estate Challenge Winning Proposal Announced Three parcels north of the future Bel-Red / 130th Station…

Construction on East Link is underway!

Light rail service to the Eastside took a big step forward recently as Sound Transit's contractor began work on the downtown Bellevue tunnel, marking the start of East Link construction! On…

Structure demolition at the south portal of the downtown Bellevue tunnel set to begin the week of April 18

Construction has begun on East Link's downtown Bellevue tunnel. Sound Transit's contractor has prepared a number of structures for demolition, and will begin that work as early as April 18. As that…

Project update: East Link Extension

Work on I-90 continues in preparation for East Link light rail Tonight, Washington State Department of Transportation and Sound Transit construction crews will reduce eastbound I-90 traffic to one…

Next steps identified

Following the Mercer Island listening tour, Sound Transit, the City of Mercer Island, King County Metro and the Washington State Department of Transportation have been developing next steps for each…