Beginning August 30, 2024, the adult one-way fare for the Link light rail will be set at a flat rate of $3. This adjustment simplifies the current distance-based fare structure, where fares range from $2.25 to $3.50. The new fare system eliminates the need for passengers to tap their ORCA […]
The Sound Transit Board System Expansion Committee recently received a detailed briefing on continuing efforts to identify new opening dates for current Link construction projects, including the East Link project. According to the release, “While the East Link extension was planned to open in mid-2023, construction challenges are currently projected […]
According to City of Bellevue records, Wright Runstad and Company have submitted plans to build a retail and bike pavilion in The Spring District. As stated by the environmental impact study, the 45-foot high building is planned as two-stories and 15,700 square feet with two floors of retail space and […]
Earlier this week the Bellevue City Council received an update from Sound Transit that the East Link Light Rail project has neared 50 percent completion. Some of the highlights from the project progress include: tunnel excavation work under 110th Ave NE that has recently been completed, significant progress on the […]
The East Link light rail, which will cut down the commute to Seattle by 25 minutes, is set for completion in 2023. Bellevue and Seattle will soon be separated by a 21-minute train ride on the first floating light rail track in the world. Lester Black, a staff writer at […]
Sound Transit recently hit a big milestone on the East Link light rail tunnel development, as they announced it’s 90 percent complete. The tunnel is on track to be completed in mid-July. The project was kicked off in February 2017 and originally scheduled to be completed in 20 months. It […]
The I-90 express lanes going to and from Seattle are now permanently closed to vehicle traffic to allow for light rail construction. A new carpool lane going east and west has been added. These new lanes have been added to what were previously the lane shoulders, making for limited to no area […]
Sound Transit has recently posted some intriguing photos from the East Link Light Rail construction. With construction in full force, much of the construction is behind walls, or construction barriers. The photos allow for a behind the scenes look at the progress Sound Transit has made. The construction on East […]
The South Bellevue Park-and-Ride on Bellevue Way will close on May 30, 2017. The Park-and-Ride will be closed for approximately five years in preparation for a larger garage being built. The future South Bellevue Station will include bus and paratransit transfer facilities and a 1,500-stall parking garage. To help ease […]
The South Bellevue Park-and-Ride is scheduled to close in early 2017, as early as January. The Park-and-Ride will close for approximately five years according to representatives at Sound Transit. The City of Bellevue and Sound Transit will work together with the contractor to open the Park-and-Ride earlier if possible. The South […]
