Eastgate Freeway Station

Description

The Eastgate Access ramps connect the existing 142nd Place S.E. bridge to the I-90 HOV (High Occupancy Vehicle) lanes. The new ramps provide a more direct connection to the Eastgate Park-and-Ride for buses, carpools and vanpools traveling the I-90 corridor.  Transit and HOVs save travel time by avoiding congested intersections and crossing three lanes of traffic to exit I-90 from the HOV lanes to acess the park-and-ride.

New bus flyer stops/freeway stations located on the ramps result in addtional travel time savings for selected routes using the new ramps and also provide transit routing options for other ST Express and King County Metro routes.

Public art by Alex Young features bronze salmon attached to the ramps near the flyer stop.

 

Project Facts

Location:  

I-90 at 142nd Avenue SE
 
Sound Transit Budget:  

$38.9 million
 
Planning Partners:  

Sound Transit
WA State Dept of Transportation
King County Metro
City of Bellevue
 
Consultants and Contractors:  

Preliminary Engineering/Environmental Documentation: HNTB and WSDOT
Final Design and Construction Management: WSDOT and INCA Engineers
Construction: Mowat Construction
Alex Young, Artist
 
Project Timeline:  

Preliminary Engineering/Environmental Documentation: completed April 2004
Final design: Completed November 2004
Construction began: April 2005
Construction completed: October 2006

 

 

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Return of the Salmon

Public Art

32 bronze salmon by Alex Young "swim" along the pedestrian barrier of the ramp.
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