East Link Extension
Connecting the Eastside with reliable light rail

News and updates

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Island Crest Way closures – extended April 25 and 26

The Island Crest Way Westbound HOV on-ramp will close intermittently during off-peak hours Wednesday, April 25 and Thursday, April 26. These closures are necessary to safely pour concrete barriers.…

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Upcoming lane closures at Main Street and 112th Ave SE

Beginning Tuesday, April 24, 2018, our contractor will be potholing at the intersection of Main Street and 112th Avenue Southeast in order to…

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In this alert: Upcoming weekend closures, Weekday construction traffic impacts, Early morning concrete pours, and Reminder of ongoing closures

Weekend of April 21-22: Full closure of 112th Ave SE between Bellevue Way SE and SE 8th Street The second of two weekend closures of all lanes on 112th Avenue Southeast, between Bellevue Way…

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Upcoming I-90 lane and ramp closures

Now that the station sound walls are nearing completion, the Island Crest Way on- and off-ramps will close intermittently over the next few weeks to finish pouring concrete barriers. In particular,…

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UPDATE: One-way traffic on 136th Pl NE in Bellevue postponed

The traffic revision on 136th Place Northeast, closure of the southbound lane on 136th Place Northeast, originally scheduled to begin Friday, April 20 has been postponed to a future date. Sound…

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Night work in South Bellevue

Starting Monday, April 16, crews with Sound Transit's contractor will begin night work to construct columns and column caps in advance of elevated guideway construction in south Bellevue. Night work…

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Canceled: Night closures on I-405 in Bellevue on April 16 - 19

Please disregard previous project alert titled "Updated night closures on I-405 in Bellevue on April 16 – 19" as there have been a few changes to the planned work. Updates The excellent work of…

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Upcoming closures at 110th Ave. NE in downtown Bellevue

Beginning Monday, April 16th, Sound Transit's contractor will close southbound 110th Avenue Northeast between Northeast 3rd Place and Northeast…

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Bellevue Way SE traffic configurations

Sound Transit's contractor has completed burying utilities along Bellevue Way Southeast. Crews will soon begin constructing the light rail trench and guideway along the east side of Bellevue Way…

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In this alert: Upcoming weekend closures, Weekday construction traffic impacts, Early morning concrete pours, Reminder of ongoing closures

Weekends of April 7-8 and April 21-22: Full closure of 112th Avenue SE between Bellevue Way SE and SE 8th Street This construction alert has been updated to reflect a change in the weekend closure…