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Trains connecting at Pioneer Square.

Connect 2020 Link schedules adjusting to every 13-15 minutes

To all of you who ride Link, we have been encouraged by your resilience since Connect 2020 began on Monday. The transfer at Pioneer Square Station is getting better each day, and you are managing the…

Intermittent closures of 77th Ave. and 80th Ave. sidewalks

Beginning as early as Wednesday, Jan. 8, the sidewalk along 77th Ave. between N. Mercer Way and Sunset Highway SE will be partially reopened for pedestrian use. Please note that the sidewalk will be…

Ten weeks of Link service disruptions begin Saturday, Jan. 4

Following months of preparation and outreach, construction to integrate new light rail to the Eastside into the existing system begins this weekend. During the 10 weeks of Connect 2020 construction,…

HOV ramp closure at Island Crest Way

The Island Crest Way westbound I-90 HOV on-ramp will be closed Friday, Jan. 3 from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Crews will be pouring concrete near Mercer Island Station. During this closure, drivers can use the…

Rail and Ice invite card

Bellevue Downtown Association and Sound Transit present 'Rail and Ice'

I-405 to westbound I-90 overnight ramp closures and lane reductions on westbound I-90

Work continues on the cast-in-place long span rail bridge over I-90. Crews plan to close all ramps from I-405 to westbound I-90 for concrete patching on the long span over I-90.  When Monday,…

I-405 to westbound I-90 overnight ramp closures and lane reductions on westbound I-90

Work continues on the cast-in-place long span rail bridge over I-90. Crews plan to close all ramps from I-405 to westbound I-90 to repair concrete patches over I-90.  When Wednesday, December…

Update: I-90 Trail closure from N. Mercer Way to Shorewood Dr.

The I-90 Trail is scheduled to be closed near N. Mercer Way and Shorewood Dr. Tuesday, Dec. 17 – Wednesday, Dec. 18 from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Crews will be removing trees along the trail, as their roots…

Traffic shift at the intersection of NE 20th St and 136th PL NE

Beginning as early as Thursday, December 19 lasting through mid-January 2020 contractor crews will shift traffic to the two westbound lanes on Northeast 20th Street at the intersection of Northeast…

Bellevue Way SE to eastbound I-90 overnight ramp closures

Work continues on the cast-in-place long span rail bridge over I-90. Crews are planning nightly closures of the Bellevue Way SE to eastbound I-90 ramp to perform work on the elevated guideway. When…