Operations and Maintenance Facility East
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Three-day closure for Eastrail (formerly ERC trail) in Bellevue

Staring Wednesday, Feb. 12, Sound Transit's contractor, Hensel Phelps, will close a small portion of the Eastrail in Bellevue, for three days, near the construction site of the Operations and…

Eastrail (formerly ERC trail) three-day closure in Bellevue

Starting on Thursday, November 7, Sound Transit’s Contractor Hensel Phelps, will be closing a small portion of the Eastrail in Bellevue, for three days, near the construction site of the Operations…

Nighttime one-lane temporary traffic control on 120th Ave NE in BelRed area of Bellevue for utility work

Starting on Monday, Sept. 16, crews will make new water service connections within the roadway of 120th Avenue Northeast as we continue progress on the construction of the Operations and Maintenance…

One Lane Traffic Control on 120th Avenue NE in BelRed area of Bellevue for utility work

  Starting on Monday, July 29 crews will be making new water…

Workers install a colorful 20-foot tall "nail" sculpture along the Eastrail Trail.

Watch out for 'Nails' on the trail

The newest public art piece rising from the ground outside Sound Transit’s future Link light rail base in Bellevue is hard to miss.  Forty-five sculptural “nails” stretching for roughly 480…

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

Starting Monday, October 29, crews from Puget Sound Energy (PSE) will be cutting and capping abandoned gas lines within the roadway of 120th Avenue NE.  In order to do so, traffic will be…

One-Lane Temporary Traffic Control on 120th Avenue NE in BelRed area of Bellevue for sewer work: Updated Work Hours

Update:  Crews are working hard to get the King County sewer by-pass work completed by Tuesday, July 3.  In order to do so, crews will be working the following 12-hour shifts, beginning…

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…

OMF East design and construction open house

Join us as we meet the contractor and talk with the design and construction team and learn about design progress, construction timeline and how…

Site demolition starting on Operations and Maintenance Facility: East (OMFE) site in Bellevue

On Thursday, Dec. 14, Sound Transit's contractor Hensel Phelps will begin demolition of the first of about a half-dozen existing structures (see red circle on the map) on the future site of the…