East Link Extension
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Nighttime roadway closures on 136th Pl NE extended through Feb. 8

Sound Transit contractor crews will continue nighttime roadway closures on 136th Place Northeast from Northeast Spring Boulevard to Northeast 20th Street from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. through the morning of…

Lane reductions and nighttime work on Bellevue Way Southeast

Crews working to build Sound Transit's East Link project in south Bellevue will install the final sets of precast concrete girders during the weeks of Jan. 21 and Jan. 28. Lane and ramp closures will…

Concrete deliveries at Aubrey Davis Park

Crews working for Sound Transit will pour concrete for a new utility room within the Mercer Island Tunnel. To do so, crews will access the site from Aubrey Davis Park, at the intersection of 66th Ave…

Northbound lane closure: 112th Avenue Southeast between Bellevue Way Southeast and Southeast 8th Street

This alert includes an updated description and map which reflect the detour north bound drivers should use during this work. All other information was correct. We apologize for any inconvenience.…

Construction alert: Overlake Village Station, 1/9/2019

Construction crews will use a mobile crane to swing bridge girders into place over Northeast 24th Street at SR 520 in Bellevue. The girders are placed between two bridge columns to provide support…

Weekly construction traffic impacts and ongoing closures Monday, Jan. 7 – Friday, Jan. 11

I-90 Bike trail and 108th Avenue Southeast Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., as needed: To prepare for restoration following installation…

Lane reduction at intersection of NE 20th St and 136th PL NE starting as early as Jan. 10

Beginning as early as Thursday, Jan. 10, lasting through the end of July 2019 contractor crews will reduce eastbound traffic on Northeast 20th Street to facilitate the installation of utilities…

Weekly construction traffic impacts and ongoing closures Wednesday, Jan. 2 – Friday, Jan. 4

Bellevue Way SE Work to construct the East Link guideway adjacent to Bellevue Way SE will continue in 2019. In order to work in the eastside curb lane while maintaining two lanes of traffic in the…

Ballasted track installed on Mercer Island

For the last few weeks, crews have been busily installing ballasted track between the Mercer Island Station and East Mercer Way. This is the…

First section of East Link rail installation nears completion

Sound Transit briefed media today on installation of ballasted tracks that will carry light rail vehicles across Mercer Island. The mile-and-a-third-long segment, running from 80th Avenue Southeast…