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 […]
On Monday, the Bellevue City Council voted unanimously to approve an agreement with Sound Transit that will begin the East Link light rail project in early 2016. The agreement Bellevue and Sound Transit, amends a 2011 agreement, between the two agencies, to guarantee that the East Link light rail connection […]
Sound Transit has released a 12 minute computerized animation video that demonstrates how the future East Link Light Rail service is currently planned. The video states that the project is currently in the final design phase of the project and is at 60% design completion. The East Link is currently […]
