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A Link train pulls into the Downtown Bellevue station at night.

The Sound Transit time capsules time forgot

By Alan Yamamoto

Funny story – what do you do when you dig up not one, but two, time capsules that you kind of forgot about before it’s time … Read more
Crews walk along a light rail platform in Bellevue at night.

Link trains rolling through the Eastside

By Katie Metzger

If you live on the Eastside, or follow us on Instagram, you may have heard about the testing activities happening along the … Read more
A light rail guideway can be seen with orange and red paneling underneath by South Bellevue Station.

Fresh pics: a tour of East Link

By Katie Metzger

Almost a year ago exactly, we took Platform readers on a photo field trip along the East Link extension&… Read more
The tunnel portal south of downtown Bellevue near 110th Avenue Northeast and Main Street.

Fresh pics: Construction complete on downtown Bellevue tunnel

By Bruce Gray

Sound Transit today gave local media a tour of the recently-completed light rail tunnel under downtown Bellevue.  Ri… Read more
The light rail bridge over I-405 in Bellevue is currently under construction, and the next step of the process will require directional closures of the highway.

East Link work marks major milestones

By Katie Metzger

Sound Transit contractors will have to close portions of I-405 in Bellevue over the next two weekends as crews remove tempor… Read more