East Link Extension
Connecting the Eastside with reliable light rail

News and updates

Active trains on the tracks

Light rail testing in Bellevue is taking steps forward! Starting on Monday, Feb. 13, active trains will be on track in the Bel-Red area (as indicated on the map below). Trains will be moving through…

I-90 Trail detour update

Due to supply chain issues, the 23rd Avenue South intersection closure has been postponed from the week of Feb. 6 to the week of Feb. 13. The closure will allow crews to finish the installation of…

Daytime lane restrictions on NE 24th Street in Bellevue through Feb. 9

Through Thursday, Feb. 9, Sound Transit crews will restrict vehicle traffic on NE 24th Street to one lane in each direction, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily. Traffic will be maintained in both directions…

I-90 Trail detour

Crews will be closing the crosswalk across 23rd Avenue South from Jan. 30 through Feb. 10. The closure will allow crews to finish the installation of traffic signals and lights near the 23rd Ave S…

New pedestrian detour and bus stop change

Following the construction zone shift, we’ll instate a new pedestrian detour starting Jan. 26, 2023. The new construction zone will redirect pedestrian traffic from the southern sidewalk of North…

Stage Three of Construction Starting

Sound Transit is excited to announce the next phase of construction on the Mercer Island Transit Interchange project. Starting Tuesday, Jan. 17, road work will be shifting from the south side of…

I-90 Trail detour

On Tuesday, Jan. 17, crews will be closing the crosswalk across 23rd Ave. S from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. This closure will allow crews to start installing traffic signals at the 23rd Ave. S…

Daytime Lane Restrictions on NE 24th Street in Bellevue through 1/20

Through Jan. 20, Sound Transit crews will be restricting vehicle traffic on NE 24th Street to one lane in each direction, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily. Traffic will be maintained in both directions…

East Link opening timeframe update

The Sound Transit Board System Expansion Committee today received a briefing on the continuing work to reliably set new opening dates for our extensions to the Eastside, Lynnwood and Federal Way.

Westbound I-90 HOV on-ramp closure

Between 6 a.m. and 3 p.m. from Tuesday, Nov. 14 through Tuesday Nov. 23, crews will be closing the westbound I-90 HOV on-ramp from Bellevue Way Southeast to westbound I-90.