Published September 21 2017
In early October, Sound Transit’s contactor will begin a long-term closure of a portion of 110th Avenue Northeast at Northeast Sixth Street. The full closure (all lanes; all directions) is needed to build the East Link north tunnel portal near City Hall. Details in Sound Transit’s Sept. 19 construction alert.
Closures on 110th Avenue will occur in the following phases:
- Phase 1 (early-October 2017 to approximately spring 2018). Scheduled to last about nine months, phase 1 requires the closure of all lanes on 110th Avenue Northeast illustrated in the work area graphic. Access to the City Center Plaza parking garage will be maintained.
- Phase 2 (approximately spring 2018 – winter 2018). One lane of traffic on 110th Avenue Northeast will be reopened in both the north and southbound direction.
- Phase 3 (approximately winter 2018 – spring 2019). Phase 3 again requires a full closure of all lanes on 110th Avenue Northeast in the work area as utilities are reinstalled and the roadway restored.
What to expect
- Work will occur between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday - Friday.
- Sidewalks will be closed along the east side of 110th Avenue Northeast adjacent to the work area and on the south side of Northeast 6th Street. A temporary mid-block crosswalk will be added just south of the work area to facilitate pedestrian access across 110th Avenue Northeast.
- A uniformed police officer will direct traffic as needed.
- The Bellevue Transit Center will remain open.
- Barriers and signage will prohibit vehicles and pedestrians from entering the work zone. Detour signage will be in place.
- The loudest activities will occur at the beginning of the closure when vacuum trucks are used to remove soil and safely expose underground utilities.
You can subscribe for Sound Transit East Link construction alerts. The city's East Link News page is also helpful.