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Utility Work on 112th Avenue NE and Main Street in downtown Bellevue

Beginning on Saturday, Aug. 29th, crews will perform utility work at the intersection of 112th Avenue Northeast and Main Street. In preparation for this work, crews will be closing lanes adjacent to…

Sound Transit completes construction of East Link Bellevue tunnel 

Sound Transit announced today that contractors have substantially completed the civil construction of the tunnel that will connect the East Main and Bellevue Downtown stations when East Link begins…

The tunnel portal south of downtown Bellevue near 110th Avenue Northeast and Main Street.

Fresh pics: Construction complete on downtown Bellevue tunnel

Sound Transit today gave local media a tour of the recently-completed light rail tunnel under downtown Bellevue.  Ride along with The Platform for your own sneak peek!  The tunnel is part…

Weekend closures of Bellevue Way SE: Aug. 22-23 and 29-30

As the restoration work on Bellevue Way Southeast nears completion, crews will be closing Bellevue Way Southeast from the Y intersection to I-90 over two weekends - Aug. 22-23 and Aug. 29-30. Access…

Weekend Closure of Bellevue Way SE

In order to continue restoration work on Bellevue Way SE, crews will be closing Bellevue Way SE from the Y intersection to I-90 over the weekend of August 15-16. This is the first of three full…

Nighttime eastbound closure on NE Spring Blvd. starting Monday, August 17  

Beginning as early as Monday, August 17 lasting through Thursday, August 20, Sound Transit contractor crews will close eastbound Northeast Spring Boulevard from 132nd Avenue Northeast to…

Weekend closure of eastbound I-90 to northbound Bellevue Way

Restoration work on Bellevue Way Southeast progresses with the closure of the eastbound Interstate 90 to northbound Bellevue Way Southeast ramp. Due to the nature of this work there will be limited…

Rescheduled: Intersection closure of NE Spring Blvd. and 136th Pl NE

Beginning as early as Monday, August 10, lasting through Monday, August 31, Sound Transit contractor crews will close the intersection of Northeast Spring Boulevard and 136th Place Northeast. This…

Weekend Closure of Eastbound I-90 to Northbound Bellevue Way

Restoration work on Bellevue Way SE progresses next week with the closure of the eastbound I-90 to northbound Bellevue Way SE ramp from 7am Saturday, July 18th to 9pm on Sunday, July 19th. Due to the…

Overnight WB and EB I-90 to Bellevue Way SE Ramp Closures  

In order to continue work on the elevated guideway which will bring the trains over I-90 crews will be closing the eastbound and westbound I-90 off ramps to Bellevue Way SE nightly from Monday, July…