Project update
Plan ahead – New I-90 HOV lanes to open, express lanes to close
During the weekend of June 3, WSDOT and Sound Transit are scheduled to open a new HOV lane in each direction on Interstate 90 between Mercer Island and Seattle and permanently close the center…
News release
Sound Transit to host public meeting to kick off East Link extension to downtown Redmond
Public invited to learn about project design, route and timeline Sound Transit will hold an open house this week in Redmond about the Downtown Redmond Link Extension, scheduled to open in 2024.…
Project update
Overlake Transit Center park-and-ride closing May 1
Construction of the Redmond Technology Center light rail station is about to begin. The first step in building the station and its 320-stall parking garage is to close the parking lots at the current…
News release
South Bellevue park-and-ride to close May 30
Commuters are encouraged to explore other options before East Link light rail construction begins at the site The South Bellevue Park-and-Ride lot will close on Tuesday, May 30 as part of…
News release
Sound Transit light rail trains to run on clean energy beginning 2019
Agreement with Puget Sound Energy will enable Sound Transit to power Link trains with carbon-neutral energy Sound Transit has executed an innovative 10-year agreement with Puget Sound Energy (PSE)…
Project update
South Bellevue Park-and-Ride scheduled to close May 30, 2017
When East Link opens in 2023, Eastside commuters will be able to travel from downtown Bellevue to downtown Seattle in 20 minutes. However, the period between construction and opening day will bring…
Project update
Attention Overlake Transit Center users: All park-and-ride spaces are closing May 1 for East Link construction
On May 1, the contractor building the future Redmond Technology Center light rail station will close the parking lots at the Overlake Transit Center. The parking closure may be challenging to regular…
Project update
East Link tunnel excavation is underway in downtown Bellevue
Behind the construction sound wall, crews are busy excavating at the south tunnel portal site located at 112th Avenue Northeast and Main Street. A video of the construction progress at the the tunnel…
News release
East Link tunnel construction is underway in downtown Bellevue
Light rail will run under downtown when East Link opens in 2023 Sound Transit today briefed elected officials and media on East Link light rail tunnel construction that is now underway in downtown…
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…