East Link Extension
Connecting the Eastside with reliable light rail

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Project update

In this alert: Weekday construction traffic impacts (7/9-7/13), Night work near I-90, and reminder of ongoing closures

Weekday construction traffic impacts: Monday, July 9 – Friday, July 13 Bellevue Way Southeast In order to work in the eastside curb lane while maintaining two lanes of traffic in the peak direction…

Project update

Upcoming I-90 ramp closures

As progress continues on the station's head houses, steel will begin to be erected on the 80th Avenue head house. To do so, both the east- and westbound Island Crest Way HOV ramps are planned to…

Project update

Pedestrian path through construction site at Overlake Transit Center closing

On Monday, July 9, construction crews building the future Redmond Technology Station will close the pedestrian path between the SR 520 bus stop at Northeast 40th Street and the Overlake Transit…

Project update

Rail welding begins and station construction continues on Mercer Island

Now that rail has arrived on Mercer Island, track welding has begun. The 80-foot-long sections of track, called 'sticks,' are welded together into 560- and 800-foot-long sections, known as 'strings…

News release

East Link tunnel excavation nears completion in downtown Bellevue

Sound Transit’s East Link light rail tunnel is more than 90 percent complete, with crews expected to break through to the site of the future Bellevue Downtown Station in mid-July. The agency today…

Project update

In this alert: Weekday construction traffic impacts, Night work near I-90, and reminder of ongoing closures

Weekday construction traffic impacts: Monday, July 2 – Friday, July 6 (no work in roadway on July 4th) Bellevue Way Southeast In order to work in the eastside curb lane while maintaining two lanes…

Project update

In this alert: Weekday construction traffic impacts, Night work near I-90, and reminder of ongoing closures

Weekday construction traffic impacts: Monday, June 25 – Friday, June 29 Bellevue Way Southeast In order to work in the eastside curb lane while maintaining two lanes of traffic in the peak…

Project update

Long span aerial guideway construction

What to expect: Beginning the week of June 17, crews started working night shifts within the I-90 corridor. Night work is necessary to finish…

Project update

One-lane temporary traffic control on 120th Avenue Northeast in BelRed area of Bellevue for sewer work

On Monday, June 25, Sound Transit's contractor, Hensel Phelps, will install a temporary, one-lane, signalized, traffic control system on a small section of 120th Avenue Northeast. Northbound and…

Project update

In this alert: Weekday construction traffic impacts, Night work near I-90, and reminder of ongoing closures

Weekday construction traffic impacts: Sunday, June 17 – Friday, June 22 I-90 Sunday-Thursday (Friday morning) night closures, 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.: In order to safely construct East Link's aerial…