This winter has been a busy time for light rail construction in Redmond, with a ton of progress made near the future Marymoor Village Station and garage.
The Downtown Redmond Link Extension will connect Redmond with the larger Puget Sound region, adding 3.4 miles and two stations to your regional light rail network.
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The future 2 Line will actually travel through the Marymoor Village garage. Riders will be able to access the center platform directly through the garage as well as from NE 70th Street.
The canopies and platform for the Marymoor Village Station have been installed. During peak commuting times, trains will run every eight minutes from this location.
The Marymoor Village Garage will be six stories tall, with 1,400 car parking spaces, 36 on-demand bicycle storage lockers, and includes 90 kW of solar on the top floor.
The first floor is dedicated to transit, with two bus bays for drop off and pick up as well as five layover bus parking bays. Public parking will be available on floors two through six.
Between the Marymoor Village Station and Downtown Redmond Station, crews are preparing to install the first train tracks on the project. Crews receive deliveries of rail which are then joined together and pulled along the alignment to the location where they will be installed. To the north (left in this photo) of the track is the new Bear Creek bridge that will directly connect the East Lake Sammamish Trail to the Redmond Central Connector and Bear Creek Trails.
One of the reasons crews are preparing to pull rail along the alignment is that all above-grade structures have been completed. In other words, one could walk the length of the Downtown Redmond Link Extension - from NE 40th Street in the south to Downtown Redmond in the north - on an uninterrupted path. The elevated structure in this photo will hold the Downtown Redmond Station which will straddle 166th Ave NE with access from both sides.
Thanks to all the workers making this project come to life!
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