Bellevue East Link Extension

Bellevue East Link Extension posted by Jesse Tam

Groundbreaking for the East Link Extension on April 22 in downtown Bellevue. Jesse Tam, changes with the Eastside development and growth. The light rail will cross Lake Washington from Seattle using Interstate 90 to cross Mercer Island.

The tracks will be above ground with a tunnel in downtown Bellevue and will continue near Overlake Hospital and the future Spring District.  The line will continue along Bel-Red corridor and into Redmond with 10 new stops planned along the 14 miles.

East Link light rail   http://www.soundtransit.org/eastlink

Start of service:

Targeted 2023 

Overview:

East Link will give riders a fast, frequent and reliable connection between the Eastside's biggest population and employment centers and destinations across King, Pierce and Snohomish counties. When East Link opens, passengers will be able to ride over 50 miles of light rail with other new extensions also open north to Lynnwood and south to Kent/Des Moines. 

Facts:

Length: 14 miles

Ride times:

• Mercer Island to University of Washington: 20 minutes
• South Bellevue to Sea-Tac Airport: 50 minutes
• Overlake Transit Center to Bellevue Transit Center: 10 minutes

Rider projection: About 50,000 riders will use East Link every day by 2030.

Budget: $3.7 billion

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New Light Rail Link

 Exciting new link will connect light rail from University through Capitol Hill to downtown Seattle and Sea Tac airport. Jesse Tam, visitors will have easy access to the city and university. Leave the driving to others and reach your destination in 8 minutes without the worry of traffic or high price of parking.  Photos of land bridge and transit platform at Husky Stadium station,  The new route will provide ease for visitors arriving at the airport to reach downtown and the university.

Seattle New Rail Link, Jesse

The service will open by the end of March after years of planning and construction for quick travel between the University, Capitol Hill and Sea-Tac Airport.  The 3.15 miles extension from HuskyStadium to the Capitol Hill station is expected to serve 71,000 passengers by 2030. https://jessewa28.wordpress.com/

The $1.9 billion project was funded by sales tax and other fees with a large portion of the funding also from federal grants.