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MITI design: Let us know what you think!

Weigh in on Sound Transit’s MITI design We’re excited to share the progress we’ve made on the MITI design using community input, and we want to hear your thoughts. Visit our online open house…

Weekday lane restrictions and weekend restriction to SE 30th Street

Restoration work on Bellevue Way Southeast progresses next week with continued week day lane restrictions, and on Saturday, June 13th, and Sunday, June 14th, restrictions to and from Southeast 30th…

Mercer Island Transit Interchange project update photo

MITI Online Open House Launching June 8

Sound Transit is integrating bus transit service with light rail We’re designing transit connection improvements on Mercer Island, along North Mercer Way, 77th Avenue SE and 80th Avenue SE. As an…

Overnight closure Saturday on SR 520 in Redmond for East Link work

Starting at 9 p.m. Saturday, May 30, construction crews building light rail between Seattle and Redmond will lift a steel-truss pedestrian bridge segment into place over eastbound SR 520 between…

HOV ramp closures at Island Crest Way

In order to perform landscaping work near the Mercer Island Station over the next two weeks crews will be closing down the eastbound and westbound HOV off-ramps to Island Crest Way. The closures will…

UPDATED: Bellevue Way Southeast restoration impacts

Update: This alert has updated since initial posting. Text updates are in italics; map also updated. In order to continue work on the restoration of Bellevue Way Southeast from the "Y"…

Overnight closures of I-90 to Bellevue Way SE

In order to continue work on the elevated guideway which will bring the future light rail over I-90 crews will be closing both eastbound and westbound Interstate 90 off ramps to Bellevue Way…

Eastbound SR 520 closure at 148th Avenue in Redmond Saturday night, May 30

Saturday night, May 30, construction crews working to build light rail between Seattle and Redmond will lift a steel truss pedestrian bridge segment into place over eastbound SR 520 between 148th…

Update: Eastbound I-90 to northbound Bellevue Way SE closure is cancelled due to heavy rain

In order to begin work on the restoration of Bellevue Way Southeast between the 112th "Y" intersection and Interstate 90, crews will be performing work that will impact the traffic configuration of…

NE 20th St and 136th PL NE intersection center lane closures

Beginning as early as Tuesday, May 26, lasting through Monday, June 1, Sound Transit contractor crews will close the center lanes at Northeast 20th Street and 136th Place Northeast intersection.…