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href="/wiki/Shoreline_South/148th_station" title="Shoreline South/148th station">Shoreline South/148th</a> </td> <td class="RMr4"><div class="RMsi"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Parking" title="Parking"><img alt="Parking" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/BSicon_PARKING.svg/16px-BSicon_PARKING.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/BSicon_PARKING.svg/24px-BSicon_PARKING.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/BSicon_PARKING.svg/32px-BSicon_PARKING.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="ehHST jade"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/BSicon_ehHST_jade.svg/20px-BSicon_ehHST_jade.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/BSicon_ehHST_jade.svg/30px-BSicon_ehHST_jade.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/BSicon_ehHST_jade.svg/40px-BSicon_ehHST_jade.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><i><a href="/wiki/Pinehurst_station" title="Pinehurst station">Pinehurst</a> (2026)</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="hHST jade"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/BSicon_hHST_jade.svg/20px-BSicon_hHST_jade.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/BSicon_hHST_jade.svg/30px-BSicon_hHST_jade.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/BSicon_hHST_jade.svg/40px-BSicon_hHST_jade.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr"><a href="/wiki/Northgate_station_(Sound_Transit)" title="Northgate station (Sound Transit)">Northgate</a> </td> <td class="RMr4"><div class="RMsi"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Parking" title="Parking"><img alt="Parking" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/BSicon_PARKING.svg/16px-BSicon_PARKING.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/BSicon_PARKING.svg/24px-BSicon_PARKING.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/BSicon_PARKING.svg/32px-BSicon_PARKING.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="htHSTa@g jade"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/BSicon_htHSTa%40g_jade.svg/20px-BSicon_htHSTa%40g_jade.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/BSicon_htHSTa%40g_jade.svg/30px-BSicon_htHSTa%40g_jade.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/BSicon_htHSTa%40g_jade.svg/40px-BSicon_htHSTa%40g_jade.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Roosevelt_station_(Sound_Transit)" title="Roosevelt station (Sound Transit)">Roosevelt</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="tHST jade"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/BSicon_tHST_jade.svg/20px-BSicon_tHST_jade.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/BSicon_tHST_jade.svg/30px-BSicon_tHST_jade.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/BSicon_tHST_jade.svg/40px-BSicon_tHST_jade.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/U_District_station" title="U District station">U District</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="tHST jade"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/BSicon_tHST_jade.svg/20px-BSicon_tHST_jade.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/BSicon_tHST_jade.svg/30px-BSicon_tHST_jade.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/BSicon_tHST_jade.svg/40px-BSicon_tHST_jade.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Washington_station" title="University of Washington station">University of Washington</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="tbKRZW jade"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/BSicon_tbKRZW_jade.svg/40px-BSicon_tbKRZW_jade.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/BSicon_tbKRZW_jade.svg/60px-BSicon_tbKRZW_jade.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/BSicon_tbKRZW_jade.svg/80px-BSicon_tbKRZW_jade.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><div class="RMsi"><a href="/wiki/Montlake_Cut" title="Montlake Cut">Montlake Cut</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="tINT jade"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/BSicon_tINT_jade.svg/20px-BSicon_tINT_jade.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/BSicon_tINT_jade.svg/30px-BSicon_tINT_jade.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/BSicon_tINT_jade.svg/40px-BSicon_tINT_jade.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr"><a href="/wiki/Capitol_Hill_station" title="Capitol Hill station">Capitol Hill</a> </td> <td class="RMr4"><div class="RMsi"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/First_Hill_Streetcar" title="First Hill Streetcar"><img alt="First Hill Streetcar" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/BSicon_TRAM.svg/14px-BSicon_TRAM.svg.png" decoding="async" width="14" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/BSicon_TRAM.svg/21px-BSicon_TRAM.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/BSicon_TRAM.svg/28px-BSicon_TRAM.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="tINT jade"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/BSicon_tINT_jade.svg/20px-BSicon_tINT_jade.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/BSicon_tINT_jade.svg/30px-BSicon_tINT_jade.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/BSicon_tINT_jade.svg/40px-BSicon_tINT_jade.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr"><a href="/wiki/Westlake_station_(Sound_Transit)" title="Westlake station (Sound Transit)">Westlake</a> </td> <td class="RMr4"><div class="RMsi"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Seattle_Center_Monorail" title="Seattle Center Monorail"><img alt="Seattle Center Monorail" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/BSicon_MONO.svg/15px-BSicon_MONO.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/BSicon_MONO.svg/23px-BSicon_MONO.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/BSicon_MONO.svg/30px-BSicon_MONO.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Lake_Union_Streetcar" title="South Lake Union Streetcar"><img alt="South Lake Union Streetcar" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/BSicon_TRAM.svg/14px-BSicon_TRAM.svg.png" decoding="async" width="14" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/BSicon_TRAM.svg/21px-BSicon_TRAM.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/BSicon_TRAM.svg/28px-BSicon_TRAM.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="tHST jade"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/BSicon_tHST_jade.svg/20px-BSicon_tHST_jade.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/BSicon_tHST_jade.svg/30px-BSicon_tHST_jade.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/BSicon_tHST_jade.svg/40px-BSicon_tHST_jade.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Symphony_station_(Sound_Transit)" title="Symphony station (Sound Transit)">Symphony</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="tINT jade"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/BSicon_tINT_jade.svg/20px-BSicon_tINT_jade.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/BSicon_tINT_jade.svg/30px-BSicon_tINT_jade.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/BSicon_tINT_jade.svg/40px-BSicon_tINT_jade.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr"><a href="/wiki/Pioneer_Square_station" title="Pioneer Square station">Pioneer Square</a> </td> <td class="RMr4"><div class="RMsi"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Colman_Dock" title="Colman Dock"><img alt="Colman Dock" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Ferry_symbol.svg/15px-Ferry_symbol.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Ferry_symbol.svg/23px-Ferry_symbol.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Ferry_symbol.svg/30px-Ferry_symbol.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="250" /></a></span></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="tINT jade"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/BSicon_tINT_jade.svg/20px-BSicon_tINT_jade.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/BSicon_tINT_jade.svg/30px-BSicon_tINT_jade.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/BSicon_tINT_jade.svg/40px-BSicon_tINT_jade.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr"><a href="/wiki/International_District/Chinatown_station" title="International District/Chinatown station">International District/Chinatown</a> </td> <td class="RMr4"><div class="RMsi"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Amtrak_Cascades" title="Amtrak Cascades"><img alt="Amtrak Cascades" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/BSicon_LOGO_Amtrak2.svg/20px-BSicon_LOGO_Amtrak2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/BSicon_LOGO_Amtrak2.svg/30px-BSicon_LOGO_Amtrak2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/BSicon_LOGO_Amtrak2.svg/40px-BSicon_LOGO_Amtrak2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Sounder_commuter_rail" title="Sounder commuter rail"><img alt="Sounder commuter rail" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Sound_Transit_logo_simplified.svg/16px-Sound_Transit_logo_simplified.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Sound_Transit_logo_simplified.svg/24px-Sound_Transit_logo_simplified.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Sound_Transit_logo_simplified.svg/32px-Sound_Transit_logo_simplified.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="136" data-file-height="96" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/First_Hill_Streetcar" title="First Hill Streetcar"><img alt="First Hill Streetcar" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/BSicon_TRAM.svg/14px-BSicon_TRAM.svg.png" decoding="async" width="14" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/BSicon_TRAM.svg/21px-BSicon_TRAM.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/BSicon_TRAM.svg/28px-BSicon_TRAM.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="CONTgq jade"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/BSicon_CONTgq_jade.svg/20px-BSicon_CONTgq_jade.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/BSicon_CONTgq_jade.svg/30px-BSicon_CONTgq_jade.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/BSicon_CONTgq_jade.svg/40px-BSicon_CONTgq_jade.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><div class="RMov"><div class="RMic"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="xmABZgr sky+jade; PORTALg"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/BSicon_PORTALg.svg/20px-BSicon_PORTALg.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/BSicon_PORTALg.svg/30px-BSicon_PORTALg.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/BSicon_PORTALg.svg/40px-BSicon_PORTALg.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="xmABZgr sky+jade; PORTALg"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/BSicon_xmABZgr_sky%2Bjade.svg/20px-BSicon_xmABZgr_sky%2Bjade.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/BSicon_xmABZgr_sky%2Bjade.svg/30px-BSicon_xmABZgr_sky%2Bjade.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/BSicon_xmABZgr_sky%2Bjade.svg/40px-BSicon_xmABZgr_sky%2Bjade.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div><div class="RM_"></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><div class="RMsi"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/1_Line_(Sound_Transit)" title="1 Line (Sound Transit)"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Line_1_%28Sound_Transit%29_icon.svg/16px-Line_1_%28Sound_Transit%29_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Line_1_%28Sound_Transit%29_icon.svg/24px-Line_1_%28Sound_Transit%29_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Line_1_%28Sound_Transit%29_icon.svg/32px-Line_1_%28Sound_Transit%29_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a></span> <i>to <a href="/wiki/Angle_Lake_station" title="Angle Lake station">Angle Lake</a></i></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><div class="RMov"><div class="RMic"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="exHST sky; lhSTRa@f"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/BSicon_lhSTRa%40f.svg/20px-BSicon_lhSTRa%40f.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/BSicon_lhSTRa%40f.svg/30px-BSicon_lhSTRa%40f.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/BSicon_lhSTRa%40f.svg/40px-BSicon_lhSTRa%40f.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="exHST sky; lhSTRa@f"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/BSicon_exHST_sky.svg/20px-BSicon_exHST_sky.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/BSicon_exHST_sky.svg/30px-BSicon_exHST_sky.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/BSicon_exHST_sky.svg/40px-BSicon_exHST_sky.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><i><a href="/wiki/Judkins_Park_station" title="Judkins Park station">Judkins Park</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RMc"></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="WDOCKSrg"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/BSicon_WDOCKSrg.svg/20px-BSicon_WDOCKSrg.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/BSicon_WDOCKSrg.svg/30px-BSicon_WDOCKSrg.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/BSicon_WDOCKSrg.svg/40px-BSicon_WDOCKSrg.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><div class="RMov"><div class="RMic"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="WFILL; MSTR; exhPTN sky"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/BSicon_MSTR.svg/20px-BSicon_MSTR.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/BSicon_MSTR.svg/30px-BSicon_MSTR.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/BSicon_MSTR.svg/40px-BSicon_MSTR.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RMic"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="WFILL; MSTR; exhPTN sky"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/BSicon_exhPTN_sky.svg/20px-BSicon_exhPTN_sky.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/BSicon_exhPTN_sky.svg/30px-BSicon_exhPTN_sky.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/BSicon_exhPTN_sky.svg/40px-BSicon_exhPTN_sky.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="WFILL; MSTR; exhPTN sky"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/BSicon_WFILL.svg/20px-BSicon_WFILL.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/BSicon_WFILL.svg/30px-BSicon_WFILL.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/BSicon_WFILL.svg/40px-BSicon_WFILL.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div><div><div class="RMov"><div class="RMic"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="c; dWDOCKSm"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/BSicon_dWDOCKSm.svg/10px-BSicon_dWDOCKSm.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/BSicon_dWDOCKSm.svg/15px-BSicon_dWDOCKSm.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/BSicon_dWDOCKSm.svg/20px-BSicon_dWDOCKSm.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div><div class="RMsp RMc"></div></div><div><div class="RMov"><div class="RMic"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="WFILL; MFADEfq"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/BSicon_MFADEfq.svg/20px-BSicon_MFADEfq.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/BSicon_MFADEfq.svg/30px-BSicon_MFADEfq.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/BSicon_MFADEfq.svg/40px-BSicon_MFADEfq.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="WFILL; MFADEfq"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/BSicon_WFILL.svg/20px-BSicon_WFILL.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/BSicon_WFILL.svg/30px-BSicon_WFILL.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/BSicon_WFILL.svg/40px-BSicon_WFILL.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><div class="RMsi"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1264714646" />&#32;<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RMsplit" style="text-align:inherit;font-style:italic;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:inherit;padding:0;line-height:.9;font-size:inherit"><a href="/wiki/Homer_M._Hadley_Memorial_Bridge" title="Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge">Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge</a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:inherit;padding:0;line-height:.9;font-size:inherit">over <a href="/wiki/Lake_Washington" title="Lake Washington">Lake Washington</a></td></tr></tbody></table>&#32;</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RMc"></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="dWDOCKSm"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/BSicon_dWDOCKSm.svg/10px-BSicon_dWDOCKSm.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/BSicon_dWDOCKSm.svg/15px-BSicon_dWDOCKSm.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/BSicon_dWDOCKSm.svg/20px-BSicon_dWDOCKSm.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><div class="RMov"><div class="RMic"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="dMASK; dWDOCKSc3; dWDOCKSc4"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/BSicon_dWDOCKSc3.svg/10px-BSicon_dWDOCKSc3.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/BSicon_dWDOCKSc3.svg/15px-BSicon_dWDOCKSc3.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/BSicon_dWDOCKSc3.svg/20px-BSicon_dWDOCKSc3.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RMic"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="dMASK; dWDOCKSc3; dWDOCKSc4"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/BSicon_dWDOCKSc4.svg/10px-BSicon_dWDOCKSc4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/BSicon_dWDOCKSc4.svg/15px-BSicon_dWDOCKSc4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/BSicon_dWDOCKSc4.svg/20px-BSicon_dWDOCKSc4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="dMASK; dWDOCKSc3; dWDOCKSc4"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/BSicon_dMASK.svg/10px-BSicon_dMASK.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/BSicon_dMASK.svg/15px-BSicon_dMASK.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/BSicon_dMASK.svg/20px-BSicon_dMASK.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div><div><div class="RMov"><div class="RMic"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="cd; exCHSTae sky; lhSTRea"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/BSicon_exCHSTae_sky.svg/20px-BSicon_exCHSTae_sky.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/BSicon_exCHSTae_sky.svg/30px-BSicon_exCHSTae_sky.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/BSicon_exCHSTae_sky.svg/40px-BSicon_exCHSTae_sky.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RMic"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="cd; exCHSTae sky; lhSTRea"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/BSicon_lhSTRea.svg/20px-BSicon_lhSTRea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/BSicon_lhSTRea.svg/30px-BSicon_lhSTRea.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/BSicon_lhSTRea.svg/40px-BSicon_lhSTRea.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div><div class="RMsp RMcd"></div></div><div><div class="RMov"><div class="RMic"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="dWDOCKSc1; dWDOCKSc2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/BSicon_dWDOCKSc2.svg/10px-BSicon_dWDOCKSc2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/BSicon_dWDOCKSc2.svg/15px-BSicon_dWDOCKSc2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/BSicon_dWDOCKSc2.svg/20px-BSicon_dWDOCKSc2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="dWDOCKSc1; dWDOCKSc2"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/BSicon_dWDOCKSc1.svg/10px-BSicon_dWDOCKSc1.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/BSicon_dWDOCKSc1.svg/15px-BSicon_dWDOCKSc1.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/BSicon_dWDOCKSc1.svg/20px-BSicon_dWDOCKSc1.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div><div><div class="RMov"><div class="RMic"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="WFILL; MFADEfq"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/BSicon_MFADEfq.svg/20px-BSicon_MFADEfq.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/BSicon_MFADEfq.svg/30px-BSicon_MFADEfq.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/BSicon_MFADEfq.svg/40px-BSicon_MFADEfq.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="WFILL; MFADEfq"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/BSicon_WFILL.svg/20px-BSicon_WFILL.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/BSicon_WFILL.svg/30px-BSicon_WFILL.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/BSicon_WFILL.svg/40px-BSicon_WFILL.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><i><a href="/wiki/Mercer_Island_station" title="Mercer Island station">Mercer Island</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RMc"></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="WDOCKSlf"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/BSicon_WDOCKSlf.svg/20px-BSicon_WDOCKSlf.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/BSicon_WDOCKSlf.svg/30px-BSicon_WDOCKSlf.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/BSicon_WDOCKSlf.svg/40px-BSicon_WDOCKSlf.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><div class="RMov"><div class="RMic"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="WFILL; MSTR; exhSTR sky"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/BSicon_MSTR.svg/20px-BSicon_MSTR.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/BSicon_MSTR.svg/30px-BSicon_MSTR.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/BSicon_MSTR.svg/40px-BSicon_MSTR.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RMic"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="WFILL; MSTR; exhSTR sky"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/BSicon_exhSTR_sky.svg/20px-BSicon_exhSTR_sky.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/BSicon_exhSTR_sky.svg/30px-BSicon_exhSTR_sky.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/BSicon_exhSTR_sky.svg/40px-BSicon_exhSTR_sky.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="WFILL; MSTR; exhSTR sky"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/BSicon_WFILL.svg/20px-BSicon_WFILL.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/BSicon_WFILL.svg/30px-BSicon_WFILL.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/BSicon_WFILL.svg/40px-BSicon_WFILL.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div><div><div class="RMov"><div class="RMic"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="c; dWDOCKSm"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/BSicon_dWDOCKSm.svg/10px-BSicon_dWDOCKSm.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/BSicon_dWDOCKSm.svg/15px-BSicon_dWDOCKSm.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/BSicon_dWDOCKSm.svg/20px-BSicon_dWDOCKSm.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div><div class="RMsp RMc"></div></div><div><div class="RMov"><div class="RMic"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="WFILL; MFADEfq"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/BSicon_MFADEfq.svg/20px-BSicon_MFADEfq.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/BSicon_MFADEfq.svg/30px-BSicon_MFADEfq.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/BSicon_MFADEfq.svg/40px-BSicon_MFADEfq.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="WFILL; MFADEfq"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/BSicon_WFILL.svg/20px-BSicon_WFILL.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/BSicon_WFILL.svg/30px-BSicon_WFILL.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/BSicon_WFILL.svg/40px-BSicon_WFILL.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><div class="RMsi"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1264714646" />&#32;<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RMsplit" style="text-align:inherit;font-style:italic;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:inherit;padding:0;line-height:.9;font-size:inherit"><a href="/wiki/East_Channel_Bridge" title="East Channel Bridge">East Channel Bridge</a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:inherit;padding:0;line-height:.9;font-size:inherit">over <a href="/wiki/Lake_Washington" title="Lake Washington">Lake Washington</a></td></tr></tbody></table>&#32;</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="exhSTR sky"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/BSicon_exhSTR_sky.svg/20px-BSicon_exhSTR_sky.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/BSicon_exhSTR_sky.svg/30px-BSicon_exhSTR_sky.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/BSicon_exhSTR_sky.svg/40px-BSicon_exhSTR_sky.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr"><div class="RMsi"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Up arrow" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Arrow_Blue_Up_001.svg/10px-Arrow_Blue_Up_001.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Arrow_Blue_Up_001.svg/15px-Arrow_Blue_Up_001.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Arrow_Blue_Up_001.svg/20px-Arrow_Blue_Up_001.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></span></span> <i>Phase 3</i></div> </td> <td class="RMr4"><div class="RMsi"><i>(2025)</i></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><div class="RMov"><div class="RMic"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="KHSTxa sky; lhSTRe@f"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/BSicon_lhSTRe%40f.svg/20px-BSicon_lhSTRe%40f.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/BSicon_lhSTRe%40f.svg/30px-BSicon_lhSTRe%40f.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/BSicon_lhSTRe%40f.svg/40px-BSicon_lhSTRe%40f.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="KHSTxa sky; lhSTRe@f"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/BSicon_KHSTxa_sky.svg/20px-BSicon_KHSTxa_sky.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/BSicon_KHSTxa_sky.svg/30px-BSicon_KHSTxa_sky.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/BSicon_KHSTxa_sky.svg/40px-BSicon_KHSTxa_sky.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr"><a href="/wiki/South_Bellevue_station" title="South Bellevue station">South Bellevue</a> </td> <td class="RMr4"><div class="RMsi"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Parking" title="Parking"><img alt="Parking" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/BSicon_PARKING.svg/16px-BSicon_PARKING.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/BSicon_PARKING.svg/24px-BSicon_PARKING.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/BSicon_PARKING.svg/32px-BSicon_PARKING.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="tHSTa@f sky"><img alt="" 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/BSicon_uKDSTeq.svg/40px-BSicon_uKDSTeq.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><div class="RMsi"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1264714646" />&#32;<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RMsplit" style="text-align:inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:inherit;padding:0;line-height:.9;font-size:inherit">Operations and Maintenance</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:inherit;padding:0;line-height:.9;font-size:inherit">Facility East</td></tr></tbody></table>&#32;</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="CHSTae sky"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/BSicon_CHSTae_sky.svg/20px-BSicon_CHSTae_sky.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" 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Extension</b>, is a <a href="/wiki/Light_rail" title="Light rail">light rail</a> line serving the <a href="/wiki/Eastside_(King_County,_Washington)" title="Eastside (King County, Washington)">Eastside</a> region of the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_metropolitan_area" title="Seattle metropolitan area">Seattle metropolitan area</a> in the <a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">U.S. state</a> of <a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a>. It is part of <a href="/wiki/Sound_Transit" title="Sound Transit">Sound Transit</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Link_light_rail" title="Link light rail">Link light rail</a> system and runs for 6.6 miles (10.6&#160;km) in the cities of <a href="/wiki/Bellevue,_Washington" title="Bellevue, Washington">Bellevue</a> and <a href="/wiki/Redmond,_Washington" title="Redmond, Washington">Redmond</a>. The initial segment serves eight stations between <a href="/wiki/South_Bellevue_station" title="South Bellevue station">South Bellevue</a> and <a href="/wiki/Redmond_Technology_station" title="Redmond Technology station">Redmond Technology</a> stations and opened on April 27, 2024. The full line is scheduled to open in 2025 and is planned to span 18 miles (29&#160;km) from west to east and serve twelve stations in <a href="/wiki/Downtown_Seattle" title="Downtown Seattle">Downtown Seattle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mercer_Island,_Washington" title="Mercer Island, Washington">Mercer Island</a>, Bellevue, and Redmond. The 2&#160;Line will continue through the <a href="/wiki/Downtown_Seattle_Transit_Tunnel" title="Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel">Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel</a> and share stations with the <a href="/wiki/1_Line_(Sound_Transit)" title="1 Line (Sound Transit)">1&#160;Line</a> through to <a href="/wiki/Lynnwood_Transit_Center" title="Lynnwood Transit Center">Lynnwood City Center station</a>. </p><p>The East Link project was approved by voters in the 2008 <a href="/wiki/Sound_Transit_2" class="mw-redirect" title="Sound Transit 2">Sound Transit 2</a> ballot measure, with construction costs projected at $3.7 billion. The line will use the <a href="/wiki/Homer_M._Hadley_Memorial_Bridge" title="Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge">Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge</a>, one of the <a href="/wiki/Interstate_90_(Washington)" class="mw-redirect" title="Interstate 90 (Washington)">Interstate 90</a> <a href="/wiki/Pontoon_bridge" title="Pontoon bridge">floating bridges</a>, which was constructed in 1989 with the intent to convert its <a href="/wiki/Reversible_lane" title="Reversible lane">reversible express lanes</a> to light rail. Early transit plans from the 1960s proposed an Eastside rail system, but preliminary planning on the system did not begin until Sound Transit's formation in the early 1990s. </p><p>The proposed alignment of the East Link project was debated by the Bellevue city council in the early 2010s, with members split on two different routes south of <a href="/wiki/Downtown_Bellevue" title="Downtown Bellevue">Downtown Bellevue</a>; city funding for the downtown segment's tunnel was also debated and ultimately included in the final agreement. The alignment was finalized in 2013, after more than two years of debate, and delayed the beginning of construction to 2016 and the completion of the project several years beyond 2021. The full line will include the world's first railway constructed on a floating bridge and is expected to carry 50,000 daily riders by 2030. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2_Line_(Sound_Transit)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Background_and_early_proposals">Background and early proposals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2_Line_(Sound_Transit)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=2" title="Edit section: Background and early proposals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Eastside suburbs underwent rapid development into bedroom communities after the 1940 opening of the <a href="/wiki/Lacey_V._Murrow_Memorial_Bridge" title="Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge">first Lake Washington floating bridge</a>, which replaced a <a href="/wiki/Lake_Washington_ferries" class="mw-redirect" title="Lake Washington ferries">cross-lake ferry system</a> as the main connection to Seattle.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> While private bus operators ran routes over the Lake Washington Floating Bridge from Seattle to Eastside towns, the municipal Seattle Transit System opted not to extend its routes.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The 1963 opening of the <a href="/wiki/Evergreen_Point_Floating_Bridge_(1963)" title="Evergreen Point Floating Bridge (1963)">Evergreen Point Floating Bridge</a> fueled further growth, leading to traffic congestion on both bridges during peak periods.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> By 1965, more than 150,000 people lived on the Eastside; the King County government predicted in 1965 that up to 550,000 people would live in Eastside cities by 1990.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the 1960s, the construction of a <a href="/wiki/Rapid_transit" title="Rapid transit">rapid transit</a> system for the Seattle metropolitan area was explored by municipal and regional governments. The initial system, serving the city of Seattle, would be extended east to Bellevue via Mercer Island and an additional floating bridge in a later phase, to be built by 1990.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The state government amended its plans for a parallel floating bridge to Mercer Island to include exclusive right of way for rapid transit.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The Eastside section of the rapid transit system was expanded to include branches to <a href="/wiki/Eastgate,_Washington" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastgate, Washington">Eastgate</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Bel-Red,_Bellevue" title="Bel-Red, Bellevue">Bel-Red</a> area, with provisions to extend the system to Redmond. Intermediate stations would be located at Rainier Avenue in Seattle, on Mercer Island, and in Downtown Bellevue.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The proposal, funded with federal grants, was put to a public vote as part of the <a href="/wiki/Forward_Thrust" title="Forward Thrust">Forward Thrust</a> referendums in 1968 and 1970, requiring a 60 percent majority in order to use increased property taxes. During both referendums, voters were unable to meet the required majority to approve the rapid transit plan; the first earned a simple majority, while the second failed due to local economic conditions.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ST-90HCT_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ST-90HCT-14"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/King_County_Metro_Transit" class="mw-redirect" title="King County Metro Transit">Metro Transit</a> was created by a 1972 referendum to operate a countywide bus system and resumed planning work for a Seattle–Eastside transit system to be built using the new <a href="/wiki/Interstate_90_in_Washington" title="Interstate 90 in Washington">Interstate 90</a> floating bridge.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> A transit element for the new floating bridge was requested by the Puget Sound Council of Governments and a group of municipal leaders from Seattle and the Eastside, seeking to avoid additional traffic.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> A <a href="/wiki/Memorandum_of_agreement" class="mw-redirect" title="Memorandum of agreement">memorandum of agreement</a> signed by the Washington State Highway Commission, Metro Transit, and local governments in late 1976 designated the center two lanes of the eight-lane bridge for use by transit and Mercer Island residents,<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> with possible conversion to a fixed-guideway system in the future.<sup id="cite_ref-ST-90HCT_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ST-90HCT-14"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Puget_Sound_Council_of_Governments" class="mw-redirect" title="Puget Sound Council of Governments">Puget Sound Council of Governments</a> (PSCOG), a regional planning organization, determined in a 1981 study that light rail would be a feasible way to relieve traffic on the Interstate 90 corridor and recommended that Metro include it in their long-term plan.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> A joint study by Metro and the PSCOG in 1986 explored several alternative routes for an Eastside light rail system, recommending a route across the Interstate 90 bridge and branching from Downtown Bellevue to Kirkland and <a href="/wiki/Bothell,_Washington" title="Bothell, Washington">Bothell</a>, via the <a href="/wiki/Woodinville_Subdivision" title="Woodinville Subdivision">Eastside railway</a>, and Downtown Redmond, via <a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Route_520" title="Washington State Route 520">State Route 520</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> While the light rail plan was left unfunded, provisions were made to accommodate a future Eastside light rail connection in the <a href="/wiki/Downtown_Seattle_Transit_Tunnel" title="Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel">Downtown Seattle bus tunnel</a> that opened in 1990.<sup id="cite_ref-ST-90HCT_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ST-90HCT-14"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1990, the state legislature called for the creation of a regional transit authority to fund the construction of a light rail system serving the Seattle metropolitan area.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> A work group, known as the Joint Regional Policy Committee, drafted a transit plan in March 1993 that conceived of a 105-mile (169&#160;km) rapid rail system with a line between Seattle, Bellevue, and Redmond served by through-trains from <a href="/wiki/Snohomish_County,_Washington" title="Snohomish County, Washington">Snohomish County</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The plan recommended a hybrid rail and bus system, with rail serving as the primary form of high-capacity transit on the Interstate 90 corridor.<sup id="cite_ref-ST-2011EIS_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ST-2011EIS-25"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 1–9">&#58;&#8202;1–9&#8202;</span></sup> Later that year, the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority, later renamed <a href="/wiki/Sound_Transit" title="Sound Transit">Sound Transit</a>, was established and began planning a package of transit projects for a public referendum.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The committee's plan was downsized to 69 miles (111&#160;km) of light rail, including a line from Seattle to Bellevue and <a href="/wiki/Overlake,_Washington" title="Overlake, Washington">Overlake</a>, and submitted to voters on March 14, 1995.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The $6.7 billion transit package was rejected by voters, in part due to an opposition campaign funded by Bellevue developer <a href="/wiki/Kemper_Freeman" title="Kemper Freeman">Kemper Freeman</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> A smaller, $3.9 billion system was proposed the following year, with a light rail line serving Seattle and <a href="/wiki/Seattle%E2%80%93Tacoma_International_Airport" title="Seattle–Tacoma International Airport">Seattle–Tacoma International Airport</a> instead of a system spanning the entire metropolitan area; express buses from Seattle to the Eastside would be funded by the package in place of light rail service.<sup id="cite_ref-Times-1996_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times-1996-31"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The removal of the Eastside light rail line was opposed by politicians and business groups in the area, with prominent developers funding an opposition campaign.<sup id="cite_ref-Times-1996_31-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times-1996-31"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The package was approved by the Puget Sound region's voters on November 5, 1996, earning a majority of votes in Eastside cities.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Express buses between Seattle and the Eastside, funded by Sound Transit, began operating in 1999.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Planning_and_ballot_measures">Planning and ballot measures</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2_Line_(Sound_Transit)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=3" title="Edit section: Planning and ballot measures"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the late 1990s, Sound Transit and the <a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Department_of_Transportation" title="Washington State Department of Transportation">Washington State Department of Transportation</a> (WSDOT) co-led a study into congestion-relief measures on the State Route 520 corridor, including the use of light rail on either of the floating bridges.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The final Trans-Lake Washington Study, published in 2002, recommended further development of a high-capacity fixed transit system on Interstate 90 to supplement a new floating bridge carrying State Route 520.<sup id="cite_ref-ST-90HCT_14-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ST-90HCT-14"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> While the Trans-Lake Washington Study was underway, Sound Transit formed a <a href="/wiki/Steering_committee" class="mw-redirect" title="Steering committee">steering committee</a> in 1998 to assess configuration options for Interstate 90 and its existing reversible express lane.<sup id="cite_ref-ST-90HCT_14-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ST-90HCT-14"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The committee recommended the addition of <a href="/wiki/High-occupancy_vehicle_lane" title="High-occupancy vehicle lane">high-occupancy vehicle lanes</a> (HOV lanes) to both directions of Interstate 90 by narrowing the existing lanes, leaving the reversible lanes ready for future transit use.<sup id="cite_ref-ST-90HCT_14-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ST-90HCT-14"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The lane conversion, coupled with additional HOV ramps on Mercer Island, was approved by Sound Transit, WSDOT, and the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Highway_Administration" title="Federal Highway Administration">Federal Highway Administration</a> (FHWA) in 2004. An amendment to the 1976 memorandum signed by Metro and municipal governments to build the Interstate 90 bridge was drafted and signed, authorizing the conversion of the reversible lanes for high-capacity transit.<sup id="cite_ref-ST-90HCT_14-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ST-90HCT-14"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Sound Transit added the Eastside high-capacity transit project to its preliminary long-range plan in 2004, exploring several conceptual corridors and modes that branched out from a main line on Interstate 90.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The Bellevue–Overlake corridor was chosen as the preferred routing of the Eastside line, which would be either light rail trains or a <a href="/wiki/Bus_rapid_transit" title="Bus rapid transit">bus rapid transit</a> system that could be converted to rail, in July 2005.<sup id="cite_ref-ST-90HCT_14-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ST-90HCT-14"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Light rail was chosen as the preferred mode by Sound Transit in July 2006,<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> after receiving endorsements from the city councils of Bellevue, Kirkland, and Redmond.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The $3.9 billion light rail project, named "East Link", would be part of the next regional transit ballot measure and run from Seattle to Bellevue, the <a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Redmond_Campus" class="mw-redirect" title="Microsoft Redmond Campus">Microsoft campus</a>, and downtown Redmond.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> A 15-mile (24&#160;km) segment of East Link was included as part of 50 miles (80&#160;km) of light rail in the $47 billion <a href="/wiki/Roads_and_Transit" title="Roads and Transit">Roads and Transit</a> package, which combined Sound Transit projects with highway expansion. Under the plan, light rail service from Seattle to the <a href="/wiki/Overlake_Hospital_Medical_Center" title="Overlake Hospital Medical Center">Overlake Hospital Medical Center</a> east of Downtown Bellevue would begin in 2021, followed by an extension to the Microsoft campus in Overlake by 2027; the segment between Overlake and downtown Redmond would be prioritized for future extension using additional funding, with engineering and property acquisition work covered by the Roads and Transit package.<sup id="cite_ref-Times-2007Oct_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times-2007Oct-46"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The package attracted opposition from environmentalists, developer Kemper Freeman, and Eastside elected officials,<sup id="cite_ref-Times-2007Oct_46-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times-2007Oct-46"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and failed to pass in the November 2007 election.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Sound Transit continued to hold public hearings and open houses on the design of East Link after the rejection of the Roads and Transit package as part of the environmental review process.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> A smaller, transit-only package named "Sound Transit 2" with 34 miles (55&#160;km) of light rail was passed by voters in November 2008, including funds for East Link.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The $18 billion plan projected that light rail trains would reach Bellevue in 2020 and Overlake Transit Center in 2021, and also included preliminary engineering for an eventual extension to downtown Redmond.<sup id="cite_ref-ST2_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ST2-51"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Floating_bridge_engineering_and_litigation">Floating bridge engineering and litigation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2_Line_(Sound_Transit)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=4" title="Edit section: Floating bridge engineering and litigation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Interstate_90_floating_bridges_after_Blue_Angels_performance_-_02.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Interstate_90_floating_bridges_after_Blue_Angels_performance_-_02.jpg/220px-Interstate_90_floating_bridges_after_Blue_Angels_performance_-_02.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Interstate_90_floating_bridges_after_Blue_Angels_performance_-_02.jpg/330px-Interstate_90_floating_bridges_after_Blue_Angels_performance_-_02.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Interstate_90_floating_bridges_after_Blue_Angels_performance_-_02.jpg/440px-Interstate_90_floating_bridges_after_Blue_Angels_performance_-_02.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4728" data-file-height="3132" /></a><figcaption>Looking east on the <a href="/wiki/Homer_M._Hadley_Memorial_Bridge" title="Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge">Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge</a> in 2016</figcaption></figure> <p>In 2005, WSDOT conducted a live load test on the <a href="/wiki/Homer_M._Hadley_Memorial_Bridge" title="Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge">Interstate 90 floating bridge</a> using 65-foot (20&#160;m) flatbed trucks carrying concrete weights to simulate the weight of light rail trains and test its performance. Using the results, which matched those from an earlier computer simulation, WSDOT concluded that the bridge could carry the weight of light rail trains after minor changes to sections of the transition spans were made during construction.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Sound Transit later determined in an engineering study that rail joints could be designed to accommodate the multi-directional movement of the floating bridge, with special design considerations and speed restrictions.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 2008, the state legislature's Joint Transportation Committee commissioned an independent review of potential issues that would arise with light rail operations on the floating bridge. The panel identified 23 issues, including <a href="/wiki/Stray_voltage" title="Stray voltage">stray currents</a> from the electrical system that could cause corrosion, the weight of the tracks and catenary on top of the deck, the design of the <a href="/wiki/Expansion_joint" title="Expansion joint">expansion joints</a>, and a needed seismic upgrade for the bridge.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The panel recommended several mitigation measures for the identified issues, which were accepted for consideration by Sound Transit, and gave the preliminary go-ahead on the project.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Sound Transit authorized a $53 million budget for preliminary engineering work on the floating bridge segment in 2011, contracting out to a team led by <a href="/wiki/Parsons_Brinckerhoff" class="mw-redirect" title="Parsons Brinckerhoff">Parsons Brinckerhoff</a> and <a href="/wiki/Balfour_Beatty" title="Balfour Beatty">Balfour Beatty</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-TRB-2017_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TRB-2017-59"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ASCE-2014_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ASCE-2014-60"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Preliminary design on the track bridge system to be used over the bridge's expansion joints was completed in early 2012, following the development of computer models and prototypes tested at the University of Washington.<sup id="cite_ref-Times-Bridge2017_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times-Bridge2017-61"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> A 5,000-foot-long (1,500&#160;m) replica of the bridge's light rail tracks, complete with an electrified overhead line, was built for field testing at the <a href="/wiki/Transportation_Technology_Center" title="Transportation Technology Center">Transportation Technology Center</a> in <a href="/wiki/Pueblo,_Colorado" title="Pueblo, Colorado">Pueblo, Colorado</a>, using two light rail vehicles from <a href="/wiki/Central_Link" class="mw-redirect" title="Central Link">Central Link</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-TRB-2017_59-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TRB-2017-59"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ASCE-2014_60-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ASCE-2014-60"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The track bridge system was designed to accommodate the bridge's six ranges of motion, changes in lake level, and allow for trains to operate at the full speed of 55 miles per hour (89&#160;km/h).<sup id="cite_ref-ASCE-2014_60-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ASCE-2014-60"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Times-Bridge2017_61-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times-Bridge2017-61"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The 43-foot-long (13&#160;m) track bridges consist of curved steel platforms placed under the tracks, connected to the railroad ties by pivoting <a href="/wiki/Bridge_bearing" title="Bridge bearing">bearings</a> that move independently of the tracks, allowing them to remain parallel; the pivoting bearings would also stabilize the railroad ties during an earthquake, moving slightly apart to accommodate the seismic waves.<sup id="cite_ref-Times-Bridge2017_61-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times-Bridge2017-61"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Under the steel platforms, a series of flexible bearings would allow for the tracks to rise and fall by up to 3.6 inches (9.1&#160;cm) while following the motion of the bridge deck.<sup id="cite_ref-Times-Bridge2017_61-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times-Bridge2017-61"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Trains would be halted from the bridge in the event of a major windstorm, with gusts of 40 miles per hour (64&#160;km/h) from the north or 50 miles per hour (80&#160;km/h) from the south.<sup id="cite_ref-Times-Bridge2017_61-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times-Bridge2017-61"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The design of the system, which would make East Link the first railway over a floating bridge ever constructed,<sup id="cite_ref-Times-Bridge2017_61-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times-Bridge2017-61"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> was recognized by <i><a href="/wiki/Popular_Science" title="Popular Science">Popular Science</a></i> magazine in their 2017 "Best of What's New" awards.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The design of the seismic system and steel frames to be installed inside the floating pontoons added $225 million in construction costs, increasing the construction budget by 46 percent, and was paid for using contingency funds.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The use of the floating bridge for light rail service remained controversial after the passage of Sound Transit 2 in 2008. Bellevue developer Kemper Freeman filed a lawsuit against the state government in 2009, arguing that the 18th amendment of the <a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Constitution" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington State Constitution">state constitution</a> prohibited the use of the gas tax-funded bridge for non-road uses.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The case was argued before the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Supreme_Court" title="Washington Supreme Court">state supreme court</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> who ruled in April 2011 that the case should be heard in a lower court first.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Days later, Freeman re-filed the lawsuit in the <a href="/wiki/Kittitas_County,_Washington" title="Kittitas County, Washington">Kittitas County</a> Superior Court, naming Governor <a href="/wiki/Christine_Gregoire" title="Christine Gregoire">Christine Gregoire</a> and Secretary of Transportation Paula Hammond as defendants.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> A judge in the Kittitas court issued a <a href="/wiki/Summary_judgement" class="mw-redirect" title="Summary judgement">summary judgement</a> in favor of Sound Transit and WSDOT, effectively halting the lawsuit.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> A third lawsuit was filed by Freeman in the state supreme court, where a 7–2 decision in September 2013 deemed that the conversion of the express lanes for light rail was not unconstitutional.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The city of Mercer Island sued Sound Transit and WSDOT in February 2017 over the loss of HOV lane access following the then-planned closure of the reversible express lanes on I-90. The city government expressed concerns over increased congestion, while Sound Transit and WSDOT stated that an exception for single-occupancy vehicles to use the lanes would violate federal regulations.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The city council voted to suspend development permits for light rail construction during the dispute; Sound Transit responded by seeking their own legal action to prevent the suspension, which was believed to be unlawful.<sup id="cite_ref-Times-MI2017_72-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times-MI2017-72"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> A settlement was reached in June that allowed for the permits to be unsuspended in exchange for a Sound Transit payment of $10&#160;million to mitigate traffic congestion and parking shortages expected to be caused by the closure of <a href="/wiki/South_Bellevue_station" title="South Bellevue station">South Bellevue Park-and-Ride</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Times-MI2017_72-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times-MI2017-72"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> A second lawsuit was filed by Mercer Island in 2020 that alleged Sound Transit's plans to develop a regional bus interchange at Mercer Island station was in violation of the 2017 agreement.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The city council agreed to cease litigation in December 2022 in exchange for a new agreement with Sound Transit with a $2.1&#160;million payment to fund additional traffic mitigation for the interchange.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Route_refinement_in_Bellevue">Route refinement in Bellevue</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2_Line_(Sound_Transit)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=5" title="Edit section: Route refinement in Bellevue"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Sound Transit 2 package did not include a specific route for East Link in Bellevue and Redmond, due to the time needed to evaluate alignment options.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The Sound Transit Board divided the line into five segments and identified 19 total potential alignments, including tunnel routes in Downtown Bellevue favored by the city's government, that were studied in the project's draft <a href="/wiki/Environmental_impact_statement" title="Environmental impact statement">environmental impact statement</a> in 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-DEIS-Alternatives_78-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DEIS-Alternatives-78"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In southern Bellevue (named Segment B), the alternatives considered included an at-grade line along Bellevue Way, an at-grade or elevated alignment on 112th Avenue Southeast, and a route following <a href="/wiki/Interstate_405_(Washington)" title="Interstate 405 (Washington)">Interstate 405</a> on the east side of Mercer Slough Nature Park. In Downtown Bellevue (Segment C), three alternatives called for tunnels, while two were elevated guideways along 110th or 112th avenues, and a sixth alignment consisted of an at-grade line split between 108th and 110th avenues. In the Bel-Red area (Segment D), the alignments traveled above or along new east–west streets proposed by the city, transitioning into an at-grade and retained cut alignment along State Route 520 to Overlake Transit Center. The Overlake to Redmond segment (Segment E), studied by the project but not funded for construction, diverged at West Lake Sammamish Parkway, generally serving stations at the <a href="/wiki/Redmond_Town_Center" title="Redmond Town Center">Redmond Town Center</a> mall and on the east side of <a href="/wiki/Marymoor_Park" title="Marymoor Park">Marymoor Park</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-DEIS-Alternatives_78-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DEIS-Alternatives-78"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/w/index.php?title=Bellevue_City_Council&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Bellevue City Council (page does not exist)">Bellevue City Council</a> endorsed the 112th Avenue alignment, along with a tunnel in Downtown Bellevue under 106th Avenue, in February 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Microsoft" title="Microsoft">Microsoft</a> voiced its opposition to the tunnel alignment, which the company believed would jeopardize funding for the segment of the line serving its corporate headquarters in Overlake; the tunnel was estimated to add $600 million in costs to the project's budget.<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On May 14, 2009, Sound Transit Board chose the two-street surface alignment on 108th and 110th avenues as its preferred alternative, but indicated that it would prefer a tunnel under 108th Avenue if $500 million in additional funding could be found.<sup id="cite_ref-ST-2009M_81-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ST-2009M-81"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In September, the Bellevue City Council requested further review of the options in Downtown Bellevue, and together with Sound Transit proposed a short tunnel under 110th Avenue with one station that would be cheaper to construct and avoid disruptions to the existing Bellevue Transit Center and the 12th Street corridor.<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The composition of the Bellevue City Council was changed later in the year, with candidates backed by light rail opponent Kemper Freeman winning a majority in the November election.<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Times-2011Elec_87-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times-2011Elec-87"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> New councilmember Kevin Wallace proposed the "Vision Line", an elevated alignment that followed Interstate 405 and the <a href="/wiki/Eastside_Rail_Corridor" title="Eastside Rail Corridor">Eastside Rail Corridor</a>, with its downtown station connected by skybridges and moving walkways.<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Bellevue continued to consider four new downtown alignments, as well as options in the South Bellevue area.<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The city council considered routing trains through the Mercer Slough and on the Eastside Rail Corridor until the <a href="/wiki/National_Park_Service" title="National Park Service">National Park Service</a> spoke out against the plan.<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In March 2010, the city council unanimously endorsed the 110th Avenue tunnel alternative, which would cost an additional $285 million, and drafted a cost savings plan that would levy a local tax to pay for the tunnel.<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> A new alignment in the South Bellevue area using the east sides of Bellevue Way and 112th Avenue, along with the city covering the cost of street reconstruction and utility relocation, was also proposed in order to save $75 million in costs.<sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The Sound Transit Board made the revised tunnel and South Bellevue alignment its new preferred route in April and requested further study into the impacts of rail construction in the Surrey Downs area.<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Sound Transit also approved the exploration of alternative designs for the Overlake Hospital station, the alignment through the Bel-Red area, and the Overlake Village station in Redmond.<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> An additional downtown option, using a shorter tunnel beginning at Northeast 2nd Street and an at-grade crossing of Main Street, was also proposed by Sound Transit to help reduce costs amid an expected shortfall in revenue.<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:East_Link_alignments_in_Bellevue,_2010.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/East_Link_alignments_in_Bellevue%2C_2010.png/220px-East_Link_alignments_in_Bellevue%2C_2010.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="300" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/East_Link_alignments_in_Bellevue%2C_2010.png/330px-East_Link_alignments_in_Bellevue%2C_2010.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/East_Link_alignments_in_Bellevue%2C_2010.png/440px-East_Link_alignments_in_Bellevue%2C_2010.png 2x" data-file-width="1285" data-file-height="1754" /></a><figcaption>Map of the preferred alignments selected by Sound Transit (B2M, colored blue) and the Bellevue City Council majority (B7, colored red)</figcaption></figure> <p>In July, the Bellevue City Council voted 4–3 to reject Sound Transit's six proposed South Bellevue options, in favor of its preferred alternative ("B7") using the Eastside Rail Corridor.<sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The Sound Transit Board voted to continue studying the 112th Avenue alignment and identified the corridor as its preferred route ("B2M"), drawing criticism from Bellevue mayor Don Davidson, who spoke before the board.<sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The city council responded by approving $670,000 in funds towards study into the B7 alternative to provide an even comparison to Sound Transit's proposed 112th Avenue alignment.<sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The three councilmembers who voted against the study called it a hypocritical move, in the face of financial conservation during the <a href="/wiki/Great_Recession" title="Great Recession">Great Recession</a>, and feared that it would extend the planning period by several years.<sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Sound Transit released its supplemental draft environmental impact statement in November, finding that the B7 alternative would be costlier to construct and require more wetland mitigation and displace more businesses.<sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> A public hearing on the document later that month in Bellevue was filled by supporters of the B7 alternative, who outnumbered those arguing in favor of B2M.<sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The delays in deciding the Bellevue route moved the projected opening date for East Link from 2021 to 2022 for an at-grade alignment and 2023 for a tunneled line.<sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-105" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-105"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> A group of fourteen business executives representing <a href="/wiki/Boeing" title="Boeing">Boeing</a>, Microsoft, <a href="/wiki/T-Mobile_USA" class="mw-redirect" title="T-Mobile USA">T-Mobile USA</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Symetra" title="Symetra">Symetra</a>, among others, sent a letter to the Bellevue city council in May requesting it to cooperate with Sound Transit and expedite the planning process.<sup id="cite_ref-106" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-106"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The divided opinions of the Bellevue city council, led by B7 supporter Kevin Wallace and B2M supporter <a href="/wiki/Claudia_Balducci" title="Claudia Balducci">Claudia Balducci</a> (also a Sound Transit Boardmember) resulted in heated debates, one of which devolved into a shouting match, and accusations of <a href="/wiki/Conflict_of_interest" title="Conflict of interest">conflicting interests</a> in decisions related to the light rail project.<sup id="cite_ref-107" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-107"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In April 2011, the city council hired an independent investigator to probe for possible conflicts of interest related to the East Link decision. Balducci, through her involvement on the Sound Transit Board, and councilmember Grant Degginger, whose law firm represented Sound Transit in disputes over other projects, were investigated and cleared of any wrongdoing under state laws.<sup id="cite_ref-108" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-108"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Wallace himself became the subject of a separate investigation by the City Attorney's Office after court documents revealed that his real estate company had negotiated with a freight railroad looking to use the Eastside Rail Corridor; he was later cleared by the independent investigator, having not sought to profit from city council activities.<sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The City of Bellevue adopted an <a href="/wiki/Ethics_code" class="mw-redirect" title="Ethics code">ethics code</a> in 2013 that banned specific conflicts of interest as a result of the investigation.<sup id="cite_ref-110" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-110"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In the November 2011 city council election, Freeman and other anti-light rail developers funded challengers to Balducci and Chelminiak (themselves funded by Spring District developer <a href="/w/index.php?title=Wright_Runstad&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Wright Runstad (page does not exist)">Wright Runstad</a>), as well as opposition messages and advertisements.<sup id="cite_ref-Times-2011Elec_87-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times-2011Elec-87"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-111" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-111"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Balducci and Chelminiak were re-elected and joined by newly elected councilmember John Stokes, replacing Degginger, in continuing the 4–3 makeup of the council.<sup id="cite_ref-112" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-112"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>112<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-113" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-113"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>113<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The preliminary Bellevue city council report was released in May 2011, finding that the B7 alternative would be feasible, but cost up to $140 million more than Sound Transit's B2M alternative. The study received a mixed reaction from the council and members of the public, and the final version was cut after the cost of the study increased to $730,000.<sup id="cite_ref-114" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-114"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-115" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-115"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> After the release of the study, high-level talks with Sound Transit were initiated by a delegation of Bellevue officials, including city manager Steve Sarkozy and councilmembers Degginger and Wallace.<sup id="cite_ref-116" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-116"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>116<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The negotiations moved into public sessions in mid-July, focusing on design modifications to Sound Transit's B2M alternative on 112th Avenue that would lessen impacts on nearby homeowners.<sup id="cite_ref-117" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-117"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> A final environmental impact statement was published on July 15,<sup id="cite_ref-118" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-118"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> which excluded a modified version of the B7 alternative,<sup id="cite_ref-119" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-119"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and the Sound Transit Board selected a modified version of its 112th Avenue route and the 110th Avenue tunnel as its preferred route on July 28. The new version included an HOV lane on Bellevue Way, grade separation on 112th Avenue, the replacement of a station at Southeast 8th Street with one at Main Street, and a noise wall and landscape buffer next to the tracks.<sup id="cite_ref-Times-2011Route_120-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times-2011Route-120"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The Bellevue city council approved a preliminary agreement in August in support of the 112th Avenue alignment, and continued its negotiations with Sound Transit ahead of a memorandum of agreement due later in the year.<sup id="cite_ref-121" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-121"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>121<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-122" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-122"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>122<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Further modifications in September eliminated a retained-cut trench favored by the city council and moved the planned crossover from the east side of 112th Avenue to the west side from Southeast 6th Street to Southeast 15th Street.<sup id="cite_ref-123" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-123"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The deadline for the memorandum was originally set for October, but it was extended into November while awaiting additional public comments solicited by the city council. The city council also asked for a grade-separated overpass for light rail trains crossing 112th Avenue at Southeast 15th Street.<sup id="cite_ref-124" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-124"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>124<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-125" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-125"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>125<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> An umbrella memorandum of understanding between Sound Transit and the City of Bellevue was approved unanimously by the city council on November 15, placing East Link on 112th Avenue and funding the downtown tunnel with a $100 million contribution from the city.<sup id="cite_ref-126" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-126"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>126<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> After the signing of an agreement with WSDOT to use the Interstate 90 floating bridge, Sound Transit received a Record of Decision for the East Link project issued by the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Transit_Administration" title="Federal Transit Administration">Federal Transit Administration</a> (FTA), formally ending the environmental review process.<sup id="cite_ref-127" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-127"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>127<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Sound Transit initiated design work on East Link in early 2012, commissioning a cost-savings analysis for the Bellevue segments to find elements where project costs could be reduced.<sup id="cite_ref-128" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-128"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>128<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The analysis was released for public comment in April, proposing $60 million in savings by moving the downtown station out of the 110th Avenue tunnel, removing trenches from the 112th Avenue section, and moving the historic <a href="/wiki/Frederick_W._Winters_House" title="Frederick W. Winters House">Frederick W. Winters House</a> out of the planned guideway.<sup id="cite_ref-129" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-129"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>129<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-130" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-130"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>130<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Bellevue proposed an additional design change for the 112th Avenue corridor, moving the planned elevated flyover for trains into a trench under the raised road, after Surrey Downs residents complained of the potential visual and noise impacts.<sup id="cite_ref-131" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-131"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>131<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> A shortlist of design modifications was approved for further study by the Sound Transit Board in late June, with an endorsement from the city council.<sup id="cite_ref-132" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-132"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>132<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> After the publication of the final cost-savings analysis in September, the Sound Transit Board and Bellevue city council voted to endorse the proposed design modifications to the downtown station, 112th Avenue crossing, and Winters House trench.<sup id="cite_ref-133" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-133"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>133<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-134" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-134"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>134<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The design modifications to Bellevue Way and 112th Avenue were opposed by residents of the Enatai and Surrey Downs neighborhoods, who claimed that the changes would restrict road access and lower property values and quality of life.<sup id="cite_ref-135" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-135"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>135<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> After threatening to block property acquisition and delay the project further, a group representing Enatai residents agreed to changes in the city code that were approved by the city council in February 2013, giving homeowners a larger setback from the tracks and more time to negotiate property sales to Sound Transit.<sup id="cite_ref-136" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-136"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>136<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The city council also approved a streamlined permitting process that would expedite planning within Bellevue.<sup id="cite_ref-Times-2013Mar_137-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times-2013Mar-137"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>137<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The Enatai group had previously sued Sound Transit over impacts to the Mercer Slough and the Winters House,<sup id="cite_ref-138" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-138"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>138<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> but the lawsuit was rejected by the U.S. District Court in March 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-Times-2013Mar_137-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times-2013Mar-137"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>137<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>A supplemental environmental impact statement was released in late March, incorporating the Bellevue design modifications and requesting further design of pedestrian bridges over State Route 520 near Overlake Village station in Redmond.<sup id="cite_ref-2013SEPA_139-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2013SEPA-139"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>139<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The Bellevue city council unanimously approved a final alignment for East Link on April 22, 2013, including up to $53 million in cost savings identified in the 2012 analysis.<sup id="cite_ref-140" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-140"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>140<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ST-2013Apr_141-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ST-2013Apr-141"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>141<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Days later, Sound Transit approved the same final alignment and design modifications.<sup id="cite_ref-ST-2013Apr_141-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ST-2013Apr-141"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>141<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-142" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-142"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>142<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Public open houses on final design and property acquisitions began in May,<sup id="cite_ref-143" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-143"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>143<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and an amended transitway agreement was signed by the City of Bellevue in June.<sup id="cite_ref-144" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-144"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>144<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In July 2014, Sound Transit selected a former rail yard located west of the <a href="/wiki/Spring_District" title="Spring District">Spring District</a> and its <a href="/wiki/Spring_District_station" title="Spring District station">station</a> as the site of the project's 25-acre (10&#160;ha) satellite operations and maintenance facility.<sup id="cite_ref-145" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-145"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>145<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-146" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-146"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The proposed site initially came as a surprise to the City of Bellevue, who had hoped to use it for <a href="/wiki/Transit-oriented_development" title="Transit-oriented development">transit-oriented development</a>, and also attracted an offer from the <a href="/wiki/Mars_Hill_Church" title="Mars Hill Church">Mars Hill Church</a> to share the site, which was later rejected.<sup id="cite_ref-147" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-147"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>147<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-148" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-148"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>148<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> After negotiations with the city, the design of the facility was amended to add 1.6&#160;million square feet (150,000&#160;m<sup>2</sup>) of commercial and residential development on part of the shrunken yard, and Sound Transit was asked to improve nearby pedestrian and bicycle connections.<sup id="cite_ref-149" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-149"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>149<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2015, Sound Transit adopted a $3.7 billion budget for the East Link project, funded primarily by tax revenue and bond proceeds from the Sound Transit 2 package.<sup id="cite_ref-150" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-150"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>150<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The FTA agreed to contribute a $1.33 billion loan for the project, as well as $88.7 million in grants.<sup id="cite_ref-151" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-151"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>151<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The City of Bellevue also contributed $100 million towards the construction of the downtown tunnel after signing an updated memorandum of understanding in 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-ST-2016Ground_152-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ST-2016Ground-152"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>152<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-153" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-153"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>153<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The new line was initially named the Blue Line in documents until Sound Transit halted its rollout of color-based line names in 2019 after controversy over the use of the <a href="/wiki/Red_Line_(Sound_Transit)" class="mw-redirect" title="Red Line (Sound Transit)">Red Line</a> name.<sup id="cite_ref-154" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-154"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>154<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It was designated as the 2&#160;Line in 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-155" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-155"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>155<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Construction_and_delays">Construction and delays</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2_Line_(Sound_Transit)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=6" title="Edit section: Construction and delays"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:East_Link_Extension_groundbreaking,_April_22,_2016_-_01.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/East_Link_Extension_groundbreaking%2C_April_22%2C_2016_-_01.jpg/220px-East_Link_Extension_groundbreaking%2C_April_22%2C_2016_-_01.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/East_Link_Extension_groundbreaking%2C_April_22%2C_2016_-_01.jpg/330px-East_Link_Extension_groundbreaking%2C_April_22%2C_2016_-_01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/East_Link_Extension_groundbreaking%2C_April_22%2C_2016_-_01.jpg/440px-East_Link_Extension_groundbreaking%2C_April_22%2C_2016_-_01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4752" data-file-height="3168" /></a><figcaption>Groundbreaking ceremony for East Link in Bellevue on April 22, 2016</figcaption></figure> <p>Sound Transit <a href="/wiki/Groundbreaking" title="Groundbreaking">broke ground</a> on the project's Downtown Bellevue tunnel on April 22, 2016, beginning its construction with the demolition of homes in the Surrey Downs area.<sup id="cite_ref-ST-2016Ground_152-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ST-2016Ground-152"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>152<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-156" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-156"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>156<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The tunnel was excavated using <a href="/wiki/Sequential_Excavation_Method" class="mw-redirect" title="Sequential Excavation Method">sequential mining</a>, as opposed to <a href="/wiki/Tunnel_boring_machine" title="Tunnel boring machine">tunnel boring machines</a> used for Sound Transit's other light rail projects.<sup id="cite_ref-157" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-157"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>157<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> To prepare for East Link construction on the express lanes of the Interstate 90 floating bridge, which began in June 2017,<sup id="cite_ref-158" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-158"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>158<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> WSDOT added HOV lanes to the outer lanes of the freeway between Rainier Avenue in Seattle and Bellevue Way. The $283 million project was completed in stages from 2008 to 2012, reducing lane and shoulder widths on the floating bridge to accommodate the new lanes.<sup id="cite_ref-159" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-159"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>159<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-160" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-160"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>160<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The bridge's express lanes were closed to traffic on June 5, 2017, and will be rebuilt for light rail trains.<sup id="cite_ref-161" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-161"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>161<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Construction was scheduled to move from the pontoons to the bridge deck in 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-162" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-162"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>162<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Demolition work in the South Bellevue, Bel-Red, and Overlake segments of the line also began in early 2017, including the closure of the <a href="/wiki/South_Bellevue_station" title="South Bellevue station">South Bellevue Park and Ride</a>, which was replaced with several temporary parking lots around the Eastside.<sup id="cite_ref-163" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-163"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>163<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-164" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-164"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>164<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> By the end of the year, site grading and preparation was underway in Mercer Island and along State Route 520 in Overlake.<sup id="cite_ref-ST-2017Oct_165-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ST-2017Oct-165"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>165<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The first segment of elevated guideway was erected at the future <a href="/wiki/Bellevue_Transit_Center" title="Bellevue Transit Center">Bellevue Downtown station</a> in December 2017 and in Bel-Red in March 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-166" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-166"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>166<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-167" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-167"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>167<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Work on the line's crossing over Interstate 405 in Bellevue began in early 2018, with a <a href="/wiki/Falsework" title="Falsework">falsework</a> constructed under the arches for the bridge.<sup id="cite_ref-168" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-168"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>168<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> During installation of girders near Overlake Village in late May, a construction worker was killed after falling from a column near State Route 520 and 148th Avenue.<sup id="cite_ref-169" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-169"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>169<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Excavation of the Bellevue tunnel was completed in July 2018, approximately five months ahead of schedule,<sup id="cite_ref-170" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-170"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>170<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and substantial finishing work on the structure was declared complete in August 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-171" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-171"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>171<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Construction on the entire project reached the halfway milestone in April 2019, including 2.86 miles (4.60&#160;km) of elevated guideway and 1 mile (1.6&#160;km) of tracks.<sup id="cite_ref-172" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-172"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>172<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mercer_Island_East_Link_under_construction_01.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Mercer_Island_East_Link_under_construction_01.jpg/220px-Mercer_Island_East_Link_under_construction_01.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Mercer_Island_East_Link_under_construction_01.jpg/330px-Mercer_Island_East_Link_under_construction_01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Mercer_Island_East_Link_under_construction_01.jpg/440px-Mercer_Island_East_Link_under_construction_01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="2672" /></a><figcaption>Mercer Island track partially installed in the I-90 median, December 2018</figcaption></figure> <p>Construction of the line's operations and maintenance facility adjacent to the Spring District began in April 2018 and was completed in May 2021. It includes space for 96 light rail vehicles, 14 service bays, public art, offices, and on-site affordable housing.<sup id="cite_ref-173" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-173"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>173<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-174" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-174"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>174<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The Rainier Freeway Station was closed in September 2018 and work on the <a href="/wiki/Judkins_Park_station" title="Judkins Park station">Judkins Park station</a> began shortly thereafter with the demolition of a freeway overpass.<sup id="cite_ref-175" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-175"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>175<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> By mid-November, installation of rails and ties began on Mercer Island had begun and work on the elevated guideway near South Bellevue had transitioned towards girder installation using a traveling form system.<sup id="cite_ref-176" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-176"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>176<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-177" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-177"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>177<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Construction was originally scheduled to conclude across all segments in 2020,<sup id="cite_ref-178" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-178"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>178<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> but was delayed by a work stop during the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-179" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-179"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>179<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Train testing on the section between Downtown Bellevue and Redmond Technology station began in November 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-180" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-180"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>180<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Live wire tests at full speed with trainsets began between Bellevue Downtown and Spring District stations in February 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-181" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-181"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>181<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Light rail service was anticipated to begin in June 2023, but was delayed after a series of concrete structures, mainly over 5,455 plinths under the tracks on the 4-mile (6.4&#160;km) Interstate 90 segment, were found in early 2022 to be in need of replacement or reinforcement.<sup id="cite_ref-Times-Delay22_182-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times-Delay22-182"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>182<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-183" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-183"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>183<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Demolition of the faulty plinths began in September 2022 after repairs were deemed infeasible and was followed by rebuilding over several work zones.<sup id="cite_ref-184" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-184"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>184<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Testing on the Mercer Island section began in October 2024 after the repaired plinths were installed and met quality-control standards. Pre-revenue simulation is scheduled to begin in mid-2025 and the Seattle–Bellevue section is anticipated to open in late 2025.<sup id="cite_ref-185" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-185"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>185<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ST-Winter2024_186-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ST-Winter2024-186"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>186<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="South_Bellevue–Redmond_Technology_launch"><span id="South_Bellevue.E2.80.93Redmond_Technology_launch"></span>South Bellevue–Redmond Technology launch</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2_Line_(Sound_Transit)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=7" title="Edit section: South Bellevue–Redmond Technology launch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Balducci, several Eastside mayors, and other leaders endorsed a plan in 2022 to open a truncated Bellevue–Redmond version of the 2&#160;Line in 2023 to serve local trips while awaiting the completion of the Seattle–Bellevue section with its extended timeline.<sup id="cite_ref-187" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-187"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>187<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Sound Transit presented two operational scenarios in December 2022: a truncated 2&#160;Line between South Bellevue and Redmond Technology stations that begins service in early 2024 and is followed by extensions in 2025; or a full opening of the initial line and Downtown Redmond extension in early 2025.<sup id="cite_ref-ST-Update2022_188-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ST-Update2022-188"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>188<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The 6.3-mile (10.1&#160;km) "starter line" would run with 10-minute frequencies and would require service on the <a href="/wiki/Lynnwood_Link_Extension" class="mw-redirect" title="Lynnwood Link Extension">Lynnwood Link Extension</a> to be halved until early 2025.<sup id="cite_ref-189" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-189"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>189<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-190" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-190"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>190<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>On August 24, 2023, the Sound Transit Board approved a new operating plan for the 2&#160;Line that included the starter line.<sup id="cite_ref-Times-Starter_191-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times-Starter-191"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>191<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The line would debut with two-car trainsets that run at 10-minute frequencies for 16 hours per day between South Bellevue and Redmond Technology stations. The remaining sections to Seattle and Downtown Redmond are planned to open in 2025, along with the full length of the 2&#160;Line to Lynnwood.<sup id="cite_ref-Times-Starter_191-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times-Starter-191"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>191<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ST-Starter_192-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ST-Starter-192"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>192<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Pre-revenue service testing on the starter line began on November 1,<sup id="cite_ref-193" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-193"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>193<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> followed by a 40-day period of simulated service that began January 22, 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-Times-Testing_194-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times-Testing-194"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>194<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:First_2_Line_trains_at_Bellevue_Downtown_station_-_April_27,_2024.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/First_2_Line_trains_at_Bellevue_Downtown_station_-_April_27%2C_2024.jpg/220px-First_2_Line_trains_at_Bellevue_Downtown_station_-_April_27%2C_2024.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="161" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/First_2_Line_trains_at_Bellevue_Downtown_station_-_April_27%2C_2024.jpg/330px-First_2_Line_trains_at_Bellevue_Downtown_station_-_April_27%2C_2024.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/First_2_Line_trains_at_Bellevue_Downtown_station_-_April_27%2C_2024.jpg/440px-First_2_Line_trains_at_Bellevue_Downtown_station_-_April_27%2C_2024.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3956" data-file-height="2904" /></a><figcaption>The inaugural 2&#160;Line trains at <a href="/wiki/Bellevue_Transit_Center" title="Bellevue Transit Center">Bellevue Downtown station</a> on April 27, 2024</figcaption></figure> <p>Regular passenger service began on April 27, 2024, with a <a href="/wiki/Ribbon-cutting_ceremony" class="mw-redirect" title="Ribbon-cutting ceremony">ribbon-cutting ceremony</a> at Bellevue Downtown station and launch parties at all eight stations.<sup id="cite_ref-195" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-195"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>195<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The event had a total cost of $370,000 that was fully covered by private sponsorships in addition to $152,500 contributed by <a href="/wiki/Amazon_(company)" title="Amazon (company)">Amazon</a> to produce commemorative <a href="/wiki/ORCA_card" title="ORCA card">ORCA cards</a> with preloaded fares.<sup id="cite_ref-196" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-196"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>196<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> An estimated 35,000&#160;boardings were counted on the inaugural day of service.<sup id="cite_ref-197" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-197"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>197<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The line had an average of 3,900 boardings on weekdays and 4,300 boardings on Saturdays during May, its first full month of service.<sup id="cite_ref-198" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-198"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>198<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Downtown_Redmond_Extension">Downtown Redmond Extension</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2_Line_(Sound_Transit)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=8" title="Edit section: Downtown Redmond Extension"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 3.7-mile (6.0&#160;km) Overlake to downtown Redmond segment of East Link was granted engineering and design funding in Sound Transit 2, passed by voters in 2008, leaving a future ballot measure to fund construction.<sup id="cite_ref-ST2_51-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ST2-51"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> During a funding shortfall in 2010, Sound Transit suspended engineering work on the downtown Redmond segment, which was later restored in 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-199" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-199"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>199<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The Sound Transit Board studied several alternative alignments in the downtown Redmond area and selected a route through Marymoor Park and on a disused railroad, terminating at the Redmond Town Center mall.<sup id="cite_ref-Times-2011Route_120-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times-2011Route-120"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The project was included in the <a href="/wiki/Sound_Transit_3" title="Sound Transit 3">Sound Transit 3</a> ballot measure, passed by voters in 2016,<sup id="cite_ref-200" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-200"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>200<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and preliminary design work began the following year.<sup id="cite_ref-ST-Redmond2017_201-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ST-Redmond2017-201"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>201<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Downtown Redmond Link Extension began construction in October 2019 with main contract awarded to the <a href="/wiki/Joint_venture" title="Joint venture">joint venture</a> of <a href="/wiki/Stacy_and_Witbeck" title="Stacy and Witbeck">Stacy and Witbeck</a> and Kuney Construction.<sup id="cite_ref-202" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-202"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>202<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It is scheduled to open on May 10, 2025;<sup id="cite_ref-203" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-203"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>203<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> the opening date was delayed by several months from the original December 2024 estimate due to a strike by concrete truck drivers.<sup id="cite_ref-Times-Delay22_182-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times-Delay22-182"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>182<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The project has an estimated cost of $1.53&#160;billion, of which $521&#160;million was financed by a federal loan through the <a href="/wiki/Transportation_Infrastructure_Finance_and_Innovation_Act" title="Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act">Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act</a> in 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-204" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-204"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>204<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-205" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-205"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>205<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Sound Transit filed a lawsuit against Microsoft in March 2020 for access to land in the future right of way on State Route 520, after a dispute over payment for the property and easement.<sup id="cite_ref-206" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-206"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>206<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The project reached 85&#160;percent completion in February 2024 and train testing began later that year.<sup id="cite_ref-ST-Winter2024_186-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ST-Winter2024-186"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>186<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Times-Testing_194-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times-Testing-194"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>194<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Operator certification on the section began in January 2025.<sup id="cite_ref-207" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-207"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>207<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Route">Route</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2_Line_(Sound_Transit)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=9" title="Edit section: Route"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:East_Link_map_with_stations.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/East_Link_map_with_stations.png/220px-East_Link_map_with_stations.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/East_Link_map_with_stations.png/330px-East_Link_map_with_stations.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/East_Link_map_with_stations.png/440px-East_Link_map_with_stations.png 2x" data-file-width="2538" data-file-height="1501" /></a><figcaption>Map of East Link and its stations</figcaption></figure> <p>The 2&#160;Line diverges from the <a href="/wiki/1_Line_(Sound_Transit)" title="1 Line (Sound Transit)">1&#160;Line</a> at <a href="/wiki/International_District/Chinatown_station" title="International District/Chinatown station">International District/Chinatown station</a>, located near the end of the <a href="/wiki/Downtown_Seattle_Transit_Tunnel" title="Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel">Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel</a>. The tracks ascend on an existing ramp, used by buses leaving the tunnel, and turn east to follow <a href="/wiki/Interstate_90_in_Washington" title="Interstate 90 in Washington">Interstate 90</a> over <a href="/wiki/Interstate_5_in_Washington" title="Interstate 5 in Washington">Interstate 5</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ST-2013Res_208-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ST-2013Res-208"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>208<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The line will use the freeway's former express lanes, which weave under the westbound lanes and onto the roadway's <a href="/wiki/Median_strip" title="Median strip">median</a> as I-90 passes around the north side of <a href="/wiki/Beacon_Hill,_Seattle" title="Beacon Hill, Seattle">Beacon Hill</a>. The 2&#160;Line then stops at <a href="/wiki/Judkins_Park_station" title="Judkins Park station">Judkins Park station</a> near the freeway's interchange with <a href="/wiki/Rainier_Avenue" class="mw-redirect" title="Rainier Avenue">Rainier Avenue</a> before entering the <a href="/wiki/Mount_Baker_Tunnel" title="Mount Baker Tunnel">Mount Baker Tunnel</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ST-2011EIS_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ST-2011EIS-25"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 2–8">&#58;&#8202;2–8&#8202;</span></sup> The tracks travel onto the <a href="/wiki/Homer_M._Hadley_Memorial_Bridge" title="Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge">Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge</a>, a floating bridge that will be renovated to accommodate light rail, towards <a href="/wiki/Mercer_Island,_Washington" title="Mercer Island, Washington">Mercer Island</a>. On the island, the 2&#160;Line travels under <a href="/wiki/Aubrey_Davis_Park" title="Aubrey Davis Park">Aubrey Davis Park</a> and stops at <a href="/wiki/Mercer_Island_station" title="Mercer Island station">a station</a> at the center of the city's central business district. After traversing the <a href="/wiki/East_Channel_Bridge" title="East Channel Bridge">East Channel Bridge</a>, the light rail tracks leave I-90 and cross over to the east side of Bellevue Way, traveling north on an elevated guideway through <a href="/wiki/South_Bellevue_station" title="South Bellevue station">South Bellevue station</a>. The tracks descend into a trench running along the west edge of Mercer Slough Nature Park, with lids near the historic <a href="/wiki/Frederick_W._Winters_House" title="Frederick W. Winters House">Frederick W. Winters House</a> and other intersections.<sup id="cite_ref-ST-2013Res_208-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ST-2013Res-208"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>208<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-209" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-209"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>209<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The 2&#160;Line then turns northeastward to follow 112th Avenue Southeast, crossing under the street to its west side near Surrey Downs Park, and stops at <a href="/wiki/East_Main_station" title="East Main station">East Main station</a> before turning sharply westward into a tunnel.<sup id="cite_ref-ST-2013Res_208-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ST-2013Res-208"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>208<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The 1,985-foot-long (605&#160;m) tunnel travels under 110th Avenue Northeast in Downtown Bellevue and makes a sharp turn to the east at <a href="/wiki/Bellevue_Transit_Center" title="Bellevue Transit Center">Bellevue Downtown station</a>, adjacent to Bellevue Transit Center at the eastern edge of <a href="/wiki/Downtown_Bellevue" title="Downtown Bellevue">Downtown Bellevue</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-210" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-210"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>210<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Stations_211-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stations-211"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>211<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The tracks continue onto an elevated viaduct that travels over <a href="/wiki/Interstate_405_(Washington)" title="Interstate 405 (Washington)">Interstate 405</a> and turn north over the <a href="/wiki/Eastside_Rail_Corridor" title="Eastside Rail Corridor">Eastside Rail Corridor</a>. Trains reach <a href="/wiki/Wilburton_station_(Sound_Transit)" title="Wilburton station (Sound Transit)">Wilburton station</a>, on the north side of Northeast 8th Street, and follow the Eastside Rail Corridor while descending to ground level near <a href="/wiki/Lake_Bellevue" title="Lake Bellevue">Lake Bellevue</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ST-2013Res_208-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ST-2013Res-208"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>208<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> At Northeast 12th Street, the tracks turn east, while the Eastside Rail Corridor continues north along another set of tracks leading to Link's East operations and maintenance facility. Trains continue into a trench with a <a href="/wiki/Spring_District_station" title="Spring District station">station at 120th Avenue</a>, in the center of the <a href="/wiki/Spring_District" title="Spring District">Spring District</a> development.<sup id="cite_ref-ST-2013Res_208-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ST-2013Res-208"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>208<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The tracks cross over <a href="/wiki/Kelsey_Creek_(Washington)" title="Kelsey Creek (Washington)">Kelsey Creek</a> and return to street level at <a href="/wiki/BelRed_station" title="BelRed station">BelRed station</a>, traveling northeast in the median of Northeast Spring Boulevard and 136th Place Northeast. After crossing Northeast 20th Street, trains ascend onto an elevated guideway that follows the south side of State Route 520, crossing over the 148th Avenue Northeast interchange and stopping at <a href="/wiki/Overlake_Village_station" title="Overlake Village station">Overlake Village station</a>. The 2&#160;Line then descends to ground level and turns north along the freeway and approaches its initial terminus at <a href="/wiki/Redmond_Technology_station" title="Redmond Technology station">Redmond Technology station</a>, located at Northeast 40th Street on the Microsoft Redmond campus.<sup id="cite_ref-ST-2013Res_208-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ST-2013Res-208"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>208<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Stations_211-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stations-211"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>211<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The Downtown Redmond Extension will continue along State Route 520 towards downtown Redmond, stopping at <a href="/wiki/Marymoor_Village_station" title="Marymoor Village station">a station</a> northeast of Marymoor Park. The extension then turns west, crossing under the freeway, and terminates at <a href="/wiki/Downtown_Redmond_station" title="Downtown Redmond station">Downtown Redmond station</a> near the intersection of Cleveland Street and 166th Avenue Northeast.<sup id="cite_ref-ST-Redmond2017_201-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ST-Redmond2017-201"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>201<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-212" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-212"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>212<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Stations">Stations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2_Line_(Sound_Transit)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=10" title="Edit section: Stations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1253789634">@media 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plainrowheaders"> <caption>List of 2 Line stations </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Code<sup id="cite_ref-ridewithus_213-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ridewithus-213"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>213<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th scope="col">Station </th> <th>City </th> <th scope="col">Type<sup id="cite_ref-SafetyPlan_214-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SafetyPlan-214"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>214<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable">Image </th> <th scope="col">Opened<sup id="cite_ref-215" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-215"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>215<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable">Connections and notes </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">56 </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/South_Bellevue_station" title="South Bellevue station">South Bellevue</a> </th> <td rowspan="6">Bellevue </td> <td>Elevated </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:South_Bellevue_station_opening_weekend.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="South Bellevue station shortly after opening in April 2024. The modern light rail station has a colorful mural and a train passing overhead." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/South_Bellevue_station_opening_weekend.jpg/120px-South_Bellevue_station_opening_weekend.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="68" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/South_Bellevue_station_opening_weekend.jpg/180px-South_Bellevue_station_opening_weekend.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/South_Bellevue_station_opening_weekend.jpg/240px-South_Bellevue_station_opening_weekend.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="2250" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002024-04-27-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">April 27, 2024</span> </td> <td>Park and ride: 1,500 stalls </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">57 </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/East_Main_station" title="East Main station">East Main</a> </th> <td>Surface </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Eastbound_train_at_East_Main_station_-_May_2024.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A modern light rail train, mostly white with blue accents, is stopped at the eastbound platform at East Main station in May 2024. The station has two platforms on the sides of the station with two tracks running down the center. Behind the train, there&#39;s a station with a covered platform and some greenery. The sky is clear and blue." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Eastbound_train_at_East_Main_station_-_May_2024.jpg/120px-Eastbound_train_at_East_Main_station_-_May_2024.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Eastbound_train_at_East_Main_station_-_May_2024.jpg/180px-Eastbound_train_at_East_Main_station_-_May_2024.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Eastbound_train_at_East_Main_station_-_May_2024.jpg/240px-Eastbound_train_at_East_Main_station_-_May_2024.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4064" data-file-height="3050" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002024-04-27-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">April 27, 2024</span> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">58 </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Bellevue_Transit_Center" title="Bellevue Transit Center">Bellevue Downtown</a> </th> <td>Retained cut </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:First_2_Line_trains_at_Bellevue_Downtown_station_-_April_27,_2024.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Two modern light rail trains on the opposite side platforms of Bellevue Downtown station on opening day, April 27, 2024. The station has two platforms on the sides of the station with two tracks running down the center. The platforms are crowded with excited people taking photos of the trains. The sky is cloudy and gray." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/First_2_Line_trains_at_Bellevue_Downtown_station_-_April_27%2C_2024.jpg/120px-First_2_Line_trains_at_Bellevue_Downtown_station_-_April_27%2C_2024.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="88" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/First_2_Line_trains_at_Bellevue_Downtown_station_-_April_27%2C_2024.jpg/180px-First_2_Line_trains_at_Bellevue_Downtown_station_-_April_27%2C_2024.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/First_2_Line_trains_at_Bellevue_Downtown_station_-_April_27%2C_2024.jpg/240px-First_2_Line_trains_at_Bellevue_Downtown_station_-_April_27%2C_2024.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3956" data-file-height="2904" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002024-04-27-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">April 27, 2024</span> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">59 </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Wilburton_station_(Sound_Transit)" title="Wilburton station (Sound Transit)">Wilburton</a> </th> <td>Elevated </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wilburton_station_under_construction,_Aug_2022.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="The elevated Wilburton station under construction in August 2022. The station has a concrete platform and a glass-enclosed waiting area. The station is surrounded by a chain-link fence and there&#39;s a parking lot nearby. The sky is clear and blue." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Wilburton_station_under_construction%2C_Aug_2022.jpg/120px-Wilburton_station_under_construction%2C_Aug_2022.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Wilburton_station_under_construction%2C_Aug_2022.jpg/180px-Wilburton_station_under_construction%2C_Aug_2022.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Wilburton_station_under_construction%2C_Aug_2022.jpg/240px-Wilburton_station_under_construction%2C_Aug_2022.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4912" data-file-height="3264" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002024-04-27-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">April 27, 2024</span> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">60 </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Spring_District_station" title="Spring District station">Spring District</a> </th> <td>Retained cut </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Spring_District_Station_opening_weekend.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="The below ground Spring District station on opening weekend in April 2024. The station has a high ceiling with exposed beams and bright lights. The station has two platforms on the sides of the station with two tracks running down the center. There are benches along the platform for passengers to wait. The walls are decorated with artwork, and there are signs with information about the station and train schedules." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Spring_District_Station_opening_weekend.jpg/120px-Spring_District_Station_opening_weekend.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="68" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Spring_District_Station_opening_weekend.jpg/180px-Spring_District_Station_opening_weekend.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Spring_District_Station_opening_weekend.jpg/240px-Spring_District_Station_opening_weekend.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="2250" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002024-04-27-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">April 27, 2024</span> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">61 </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/BelRed_station" title="BelRed station">BelRed</a> </th> <td>Surface </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:BelRed_Station_opening_weekend.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="BelRed station on opening weekend in April 2024. The station has two platforms on the sides of the station with two tracks running down the center. There are shelters with glass walls and roofs along the platform, providing protection from the weather. The platform is made of concrete and has yellow lines and railings. There are benches for passengers to wait, and there are signs with information about the station and train schedules. The sky is cloudy, and there are puddles on the track bed." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/BelRed_Station_opening_weekend.jpg/120px-BelRed_Station_opening_weekend.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="68" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/BelRed_Station_opening_weekend.jpg/180px-BelRed_Station_opening_weekend.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/BelRed_Station_opening_weekend.jpg/240px-BelRed_Station_opening_weekend.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="2250" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002024-04-27-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">April 27, 2024</span> </td> <td>Park and ride: 300 stalls </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">62 </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Overlake_Village_station" title="Overlake Village station">Overlake Village</a> </th> <td rowspan="2">Redmond </td> <td>Surface </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Overlake_Village_-_two_platforms,_April_2024.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Overlake Village station on opening weekend in April 2024. The station has two platforms on the sides of the station with two tracks running down the center. A modern white with blue accents is stopped between the platforms. Each platform has a covered waiting area and a sign indicating the direction of travel. There are overhead wires. The sky is cloudy and there are trees in the background." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Overlake_Village_-_two_platforms%2C_April_2024.jpg/120px-Overlake_Village_-_two_platforms%2C_April_2024.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Overlake_Village_-_two_platforms%2C_April_2024.jpg/180px-Overlake_Village_-_two_platforms%2C_April_2024.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Overlake_Village_-_two_platforms%2C_April_2024.jpg/240px-Overlake_Village_-_two_platforms%2C_April_2024.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="4000" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002024-04-27-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">April 27, 2024</span> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">63 </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Redmond_Technology_station" title="Redmond Technology station">Redmond Technology</a> </th> <td>Surface </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redmond_Technology_Station_-_Overpass_View,_April_2024_01.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Redmond Technology station on opening weekend in April 2024. The station has an island platform between two tracks. There is a train at the platform. The platform is covered and is located next to a large parking garage. The train is white with blue accents and has a curved front." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Redmond_Technology_Station_-_Overpass_View%2C_April_2024_01.jpg/120px-Redmond_Technology_Station_-_Overpass_View%2C_April_2024_01.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Redmond_Technology_Station_-_Overpass_View%2C_April_2024_01.jpg/180px-Redmond_Technology_Station_-_Overpass_View%2C_April_2024_01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Redmond_Technology_Station_-_Overpass_View%2C_April_2024_01.jpg/240px-Redmond_Technology_Station_-_Overpass_View%2C_April_2024_01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5938" data-file-height="3959" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002024-04-27-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">April 27, 2024</span> </td> <td>Park and ride: 300 stalls </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Service">Service</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2_Line_(Sound_Transit)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=11" title="Edit section: Service"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The initial starter line, opened in 2024, serves eight stations between South Bellevue and Redmond Technology. Trains run every 10&#160;minutes for 16&#160;hours a day on weekdays and weekends between 5:30&#160;a.m. and 9:30&#160;p.m.<sup id="cite_ref-Times-Starter_191-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times-Starter-191"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>191<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Times-Guide_216-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times-Guide-216"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>216<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It takes 20&#160;minutes to travel between the termini at South Bellevue and Redmond Technology stations.<sup id="cite_ref-Times-Guide_216-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times-Guide-216"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>216<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Future_plans">Future plans</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2_Line_(Sound_Transit)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=12" title="Edit section: Future plans"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>When fully opened in 2025, the 2&#160;Line is planned to operate between Lynnwood and Redmond, serving all stations on the East Link Extension and sharing tracks with the 1&#160;Line from Lynnwood to Downtown Seattle.<sup id="cite_ref-Times-Starter_191-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times-Starter-191"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>191<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-217" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-217"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>217<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The Seattle–Redmond section would have trains every eight minutes at peak and ten minutes mid-day and on weekends, with a combined frequency of four minutes at peak and five minutes off-peak on the Lynnwood–Seattle section shared with the 1&#160;Line.<sup id="cite_ref-218" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-218"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>218<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The 2011 final environmental impact statement had initially assumed three-car operations with a <a href="/wiki/Headway" title="Headway">headway</a> of eight minutes during peak, twelve minutes during the day on weekdays and weekends, and fifteen minutes during early morning and late evening service.<sup id="cite_ref-219" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-219"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>219<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>2&#160;Line trains are anticipated to carry 50,000 daily passengers by 2030, and take 20 minutes to travel from <a href="/wiki/International_District/Chinatown_station" title="International District/Chinatown station">International District/Chinatown station</a> to Downtown Bellevue, and 10 minutes from Downtown Bellevue to <a 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between Bellevue and Overlake at a frequency of 10 to 15 minutes.<sup id="cite_ref-223" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-223"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>223<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-224" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-224"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>224<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The 2&#160;Line is planned to be extended to the Mariner area of <a href="/wiki/Everett,_Washington" title="Everett, Washington">Everett</a> by 2037, while <a href="/wiki/3_Line_(Sound_Transit)" title="3 Line (Sound Transit)">3&#160;Line</a> trains (replacing the 1&#160;Line) would continue on to Downtown Everett.<sup id="cite_ref-ST3-Map_225-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ST3-Map-225"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>225<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-226" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-226"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>226<span 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The preliminary design for the <a href="/wiki/4_Line_(Sound_Transit)" class="mw-redirect" title="4 Line (Sound Transit)">4&#160;Line</a> includes tracks shared with East Link through Downtown Bellevue, between East Main and Wilburton stations.<sup id="cite_ref-ST3-Map_225-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ST3-Map-225"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>225<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-227" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-227"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>227<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2_Line_(Sound_Transit)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=13" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-ST-Opens-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ST-Opens_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation pressrelease cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.soundtransit.org/get-to-know-us/news-events/news-releases/light-rail-opens-eastside">"Light rail opens on the Eastside"</a> (Press release). 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