East Link Extension
Connecting the Eastside with reliable light rail

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In this alert: Weekday construction traffic impacts, Night work near I-90, Sheet pile removal 112th and reminder of ongoing closures

Weekday construction traffic impacts: May 21-25 I-90 Updated time: Monday-Thursday (Friday morning) night closures, 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.: In order to safely construct columns and column caps for the…

Project update

Updated: Girder setting requires ramp and street closures at 148th Avenue Northeast and SR 520

Construction crews will use these cranes to place girders between columns. Starting tonight, May 15, crews working to build Sound Transit's…

Project update

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

Weekday construction traffic impacts: May 14-18 I-90 Monday-Thursday (Friday morning) night closures, 9:15 p.m. to 5:15 a.m.: In order to safely construct columns and column caps for the East Link…

Project update

Night closures on I-405 in Bellevue on May 10th

Night closures on I-405 in Bellevue on May 10th  Overnight drivers should be aware of upcoming closures on Interstate 405 in downtown Bellevue. Beginning on Thursday May 10th, Sound Transit’s…

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One-way traffic on 136th Place Northeast in Bellevue

Beginning as early as Saturday, May 19, lasting approximately two years, Sound Transit's contractor crews will close the southbound lane…

Project update

Thank you for attending the construction kickoff open house

This week, Sound Transit hosted an open house to kick off construction of the Judkins Park Station. More than 50 people attended the event to learn more about the project. Thank you for joining us!…

Project update

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

Weekday construction traffic impacts: May 7-11 Enatai Beach Park Short-term closure of Parking spaces, May 7 – 11: Sound Transit's contractor will be removing a suspended work platform from the…

News release

Sound Transit to host public meeting to provide update on Judkins Park station construction

Sound Transit will hold an open house tomorrow about the future Judkins Park Station, one of the 10 stops on the 14-mile East Link extension. East Link will open in 2023.  Wednesday, May 2,…

Project update

Upcoming I-90 Ramp Closures

In the coming weeks, crews will begin erecting steel supports to frame the 77th Ave. head house. Crews will also continue to pour concrete barriers. Beginning as early as Monday April 30, the Island…

Project update

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

Weekday construction traffic impacts: April 30-May 4 I-90 Monday-Thursday (Friday morning) 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.: In order to safely construct columns and column caps for the East Link elevated guideway…