Trail Alert 11/7-9: Eastrail closed near Sound Transit construction

The Eastrail will be closed later this week near the under-construction Sound Transit light rail station in north Bellevue. The detour has folks leaving the trail near the South Kirkland Park and Ride and taking Northrup Way and 120th Ave NE to Spring Blvd.

Only a short stretch of trail next to the site is closed, but the long detour is needed to get folks around it because freeway hell really limits the bike route options (also why a complete Eastrail will be so great some day).

Details from Sound Transit:

Starting on Thursday, November 7, Sound Transit's Contractor Hensel Phelps, will be closing a small portion of the Eastrail in Bellevue, for three days, near the construction site of the Operations and Maintenance Facility on 120th Avenue NE. The closure is needed to connect the mainline track of East Link to the rail yard of the Operations and Maintence Facility in Bellevue.

What

Three-day trail closure and detour

When

Thursday, November 7 - Friday, November 8
Saturday, November 9 (if necessary)

Where

Eastrail near the Operations and Maintence Facility East construction site on 120th Avenue NE in Bellevue. (see map on reverse)

More Information

• In order to continue through to 120th Avenue NE, the following detour will need to be followed (Coming from the north, at the S. Kirkland Park- and- Ride):
  • Detour off the trail to the existing bike lane/sidewalk on 108th Ave NE to Northup Way
  • Use existing bike lane/sidewalk on Northup Way
  • Head south on 120th Ave NE to Spring Blvd Intersection
• Plan ahead, leave early and allow extra time to reach your destination.