Sound Transit opens 2 Line, connecting Bellevue and Redmond

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Sound Transit's highly anticipated 2 Line is officially up and running. It brings light rail to the east side for the first time, connecting passengers to stations throughout Bellevue and Redmond.
"This is literally decades in the coming. So now I have easy ways to connect to Redmond without traffic," said Hanoch Yeung, who was one of hundreds of people who made their way to the Bellevue Downtown Station.
It's one of eight stations located throughout Bellevue and Redmond, as part of Sound Transit's 2 Line. It’s finally opening after voters approved the east link extension in 2008 and breaking ground in 2016.
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@lukehalmrast7366 15 днів тому

I’m astounded by the fact that it took 8 years to break ground on this project, love to see that a portion is open though!

@CityLifeinAmerica 13 днів тому

The I-90 section is a floating rail bridge, and it's the first of its kind in the world. So with something that new, I would be happier if they took their time so we don't have trains ending up underwater. I believe the plan was originally to wait until the I-90 section was complete before even opening this line, but the mayors decided to fight for the already finished section to open early.

@lukehalmrast7366 13 днів тому

@@CityLifeinAmerica that’s what I figured, I do think it would’ve been less costly and quicker if they just went with a separate bridge for the east link, kind of like the sky bridge we have here in Vancouver for our skytrain.

@bigfootdrums 14 днів тому

I wonder what Dori Monson would say. Miss him.

@terryaltherr2481 15 днів тому

1:36 As a Newton, Massachusetts resident, I love that MBTA tote bag. Dare I say Sound Transit is much better than the MBTA itself at the moment.

@CityLifeinAmerica 13 днів тому

Even some small agency in Ohio is better than MBTA. They really need a top down replacement of their administration, because wow.

@user-eg3nb3tf1l 15 днів тому

Yay

@yoursalmashowz 15 днів тому

Wohoo

@SecretCollage 15 днів тому

YESSS more public transit!!!

@cocoatea56 15 днів тому

Wait, so it doesn't even go to Seattle?!

@EyeOnTheTV 15 днів тому

not yet. they've been having trouble with the rail and electrical on I-90

@sidneyvandykeii3169 15 днів тому

Not yet. The concrete of the I-90 bridge wasn't strong enough for the light rail, so they have had to reinforce that concrete with steel or something.

@greasher926 15 днів тому

It has to cross over lake Washington on a floating bridge, the first of its kind in the world, so there were some unforeseen consequences.

@andrewzheng4038 14 днів тому

they fucked up the bridge section, so that section's coming later. Eventually it'll go to Seattle when they finish rebuilding it, but they went ahead and opened up the starter line since there isn't really any reason not to

@-Abel00 15 днів тому

I work for Inter-con The security for Sound Transit & at Bellevue/Redmond tech stations. Company is going through grievancees through our union6 & They still let druggies smoke in open public. They dont even arrest em, but they harass the black security guards working 🙄

@user-bf4qz4vd5j 15 днів тому

Oh well get used to it. Democrats voted for no cash bail and justice reform...can't wait to see the addicts rapists thugs and homeless and illegal aliens living down there and tearing it up...robbing ripping and running...pft

@lattakia3812 15 днів тому

You mean they smoke inside the trains?

@-Abel00 15 днів тому

@lattakia3812 yes, n piss in the elevators, touching everything, SOC- Sound Transit Security Operations don't care or rarely have anyone comes clean it, To hell with that

@williamcondon7729 15 днів тому

Enough of this sad world syndrome.

@AmbientMorality 4 дні тому

@@lattakia3812 Don't want to diminish whatever union and discrimination problems are going on, but Link is easily one of the cleanest metros in the US (at least the 1 Line). They've massively increased security and fare enforcement and it shows