Visit Sound Transit's East Link webpage for the latest construction updates. In May 2017, the City Council accepted a settlement offer of $10 million in mitigation payments from Sound Transit to compensate for the impacts from rail construction and the permanent loss of access to the express lanes on the now-closed center roadway. To partially compensate for the lane closures, WSDOT installed HOV lanes in each direction of mainline I-90, under a project known as R8A-Stage 3. The trackway will run across the center roadway floating bridge between Seattle and Mercer Island, and will displace permanently all vehicle traffic onto the mainline roadways. Ride Times: A ride from Mercer Island to the International District will take 10 minutes, to the UW Campus will take 21 minutes, and to SeaTac Airport will take 46 minutes (with transfer). East Link will connect directly to the Central Link light rail line for a no-transfer ride between Redmond, Bellevue, Mercer Island and the University of Washington via downtown Seattle and Capitol Hill. East Link will provide an alternative to driving on congested roads: because light rail trains operate in their own right-of-way, they provide fast, smooth and reliable service no matter what the weather or traffic conditions.
You can view the location of the Mercer Island station and the Park & Ride in the aerial photo (click to enlarge).Īccording to Sound Transit, the Eastside is one of the region's fastest growing economic and residential centers, but job and population growth are putting increasing demand on the Eastside's transportation system. Sign up for Sound Transit Construction Alerts here. In November 2021, Sound Transit reopened the South Bellevue Park & Ride to commuters, providing additional parking options rail station construction continues at that location. Initial East Link construction began in Bellevue in April 2016, and on Mercer Island in June 2017. Learn more about opening delays from Sound Transit.Ĭentral Link opened an extension to the University of Washington in early 2016, and a further extension to Northgate opened in October 2021.
East Link will connect to the Central Link light rail line already operating between Seattle and Sea-Tac Airport. The expected opening date has been adjusted from late 2023 to spring 2025 due to construction issues. East Link is a voter-approved project to expand light rail from downtown Seattle to the Eastside with stations serving Mercer Island, south Bellevue, downtown Bellevue, Bel-Red, and Redmond's Overlake area.
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