Sound Transit started the construction of the first elevated section of the East Link extension. Two 117-foot pre-cast girders were installed, the first of a series that will form the base of the aerial guideway for trains traveling between Bellevue and Redmond. When these girders are set they will support a cast-in-place concrete deck under the light rail tracks and power system.
Crews are currently working near the site of the future Bellevue Downtown station, adjacent to Bellevue City Hall on Sixth Street. This street-level station will have entrances located on 110th Avenue Northeast and 112th Avenue Northeast. Track east of the station will be elevated to cross I-405, continuing through the hospital district to the future Wilburton station, and into Bel-Red, where it will return to street level.
East Link will extend light rail 14 miles from downtown Seattle to downtown Bellevue and the Overlake area of Redmond via Interstate 90, with 10 stations. Construction began on all segments of the East Link alignment in June 2017, and significant progress has been made in the last six months of this year. East Link is expected to be operational in 2023.
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