Project update
Plan ahead – New I-90 HOV lanes to open, express lanes to close
During the weekend of June 3, WSDOT and Sound Transit are scheduled to open a new HOV lane in each direction on Interstate 90 between Mercer Island and Seattle and permanently close the center…
Project update
Overlake Village Station building demolition beginning next week
Demolition crews plan to begin removing four buildings at the future Overlake Village Station site in Redmond starting as soon as Monday, May 8. Building demolition and removal is expected to take up…
Project update
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…
News release
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…
News release
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)…
Project update
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…
News release
Overlake Transit Center Park-And-Ride to close May 1
Commuters are encouraged to try a new commute before the closure in preparation for East Link light rail construction As part of construction of the East Link Light Rail extension from Seattle to…
Project update
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…
Project update
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…
News release
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…