East Link Extension
Connecting the Eastside with reliable light rail

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Overnight ramp closures for westbound and eastbound I-90 to northbound Bellevue Way SE begin next week

In order to perform work near the intersection of Southeast 30th and Bellevue Way Southeast crews are planning four overnight closures of the westbound and eastbound Interstate 90 to northbound…

Westbound SR 520 closure at NE 40th Street in Redmond Saturday night, May 16

Saturday night, May 16, construction crews working to build light rail from Seattle to Redmond will lift a steel truss pedestrian bridge segment into place over westbound SR 520 between 148th Avenue…

NE 20th St and 136th PL NE lane closures

Beginning as early as Monday, May 18, lasting through Friday, May 22, Sound Transit contractor crews will close the westbound and eastbound outer lanes at Northeast 20th Street and 136th Place…

110th Avenue NE pavement restoration in downtown Bellevue

Beginning on Saturday, May 9th, crews will remove and replace roadway at the intersection of 110th Avenue Northeast and Northeast 4th Street and the intersection of 110th Avenue Northeast and…

Nighttime full closures on NE 8th St in downtown Bellevue on May 11th

Beginning on the night of Monday, May 11th, crews will paint the light rail bridge above Northeast 8th Street between 116th Avenue Northeast and 120th Avenue Northeast. To perform this work, it will…

HOV ramp closures at Island Crest Way

The Island Crest Way westbound I-90 HOV on-ramp and the eastbound I-90 HOV off-ramp are scheduled to be closed Monday, May 11 – Friday, May 22 from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Crews will be landscaping near…

POSTPONED 110th Avenue NE pavement restoration in downtown Bellevue

Due to changing weather conditions the scheduled weekend 110th Avenue Northeast pavement restoration have been postponed. We will reschedule this work to a later date. Thank you for your patience.…

Intersection closure of 132nd Ave NE and NE Spring Blvd. 

Beginning as early as Monday, May 11, lasting through Monday, May 18, Sound Transit contractor crews will close the intersection of 132nd Avenue Northeast and Northeast Spring Boulevard. This…

Safety drill on the light rail bridge over I-405 in downtown Bellevue begins Monday

Beginning on Monday, April 27th, Sound Transit will be hosting a safety drill on the light rail bridge over I-405 in downtown Bellevue. This is in coordination with the City of Bellevue Fire…

April 4 westbound SR 520 closure at NE 40th St postponed

Sound Transit and its contractor are postponing a plan to lift a portion of the future Overlake Village Station's pedestrian bridge into place over westbound SR 520 this weekend. We will reschedule…