Mercer Island Station
Mercer Island's connection to light rail.

News and updates

News release

Sound Transit statement on City of Mercer Island lawsuit regarding East Link light rail construction on I-90

Agency responds to city council’s vote to pursue legal action Sound Transit CEO Peter Rogoff today issued the below statement on the Mercer Island City Council’s votes to pursue a lawsuit and…

Project update

Mercer Island station in the final design phase

Sound Transit has reached an important milestone! Plans for the Mercer Island station have completed final design and we are eager to share this update with you. During final design, project…

Project update

Project update: East Link Extension

Full funding identified for light rail extension to downtown Redmond With voter approval of the Sound Transit 3 Plan in November, funding is in place to continue light rail 3.7 miles past the…

Project update

Bel-Red/130th Station update

University teams rise to the challenge for future Bel-Red / 130th Station site NAIOP 2016 Real Estate Challenge Winning Proposal Announced Three parcels north of the future Bel-Red / 130th Station…

Project update

Construction on East Link is underway!

Light rail service to the Eastside took a big step forward recently as Sound Transit's contractor began work on the downtown Bellevue tunnel, marking the start of East Link construction! On…

Project update

Structure demolition at the south portal of the downtown Bellevue tunnel set to begin the week of April 18

Construction has begun on East Link's downtown Bellevue tunnel. Sound Transit's contractor has prepared a number of structures for demolition, and will begin that work as early as April 18. As that…

Project update

Project update: East Link Extension

Work on I-90 continues in preparation for East Link light rail Tonight, Washington State Department of Transportation and Sound Transit construction crews will reduce eastbound I-90 traffic to one…

Project update

Next steps identified

Following the Mercer Island listening tour, Sound Transit, the City of Mercer Island, King County Metro and the Washington State Department of Transportation have been developing next steps for each…