Bellevue Way closure Oct. 7-8

Sound Transit’s contractor will close three lanes on Bellevue Way Southeast from 5:30 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 7, through 9 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 8. Bellevue Way will be reduced to one northbound lane and access to Interstate 90 will be prohibited.

The eastbound I-90 ramp to Bellevue Way will also be closed. Westbound I-90 to northbound Bellevue Way will be maintained. Closures are needed to continue utility work. Details and map are contained in Sound Transit’s Oct. 4 Construction Alert.

Upcoming closures during the weekends of Oct. 14-15 and Oct. 21-22 are expected to be similar to this weekend's closure. A full closure of Bellevue Way Southeast and all ramps between I-90 and Bellevue Way Southeast is expected during the weekend of Oct. 28-29.

Commuters are asked not to drive through neighborhoods to reach their destination. Drivers can detour to I-90 and I-405 via 112th Avenue Southeast and Southeast Eighth Street.

Ongoing construction activities associated with the South Bellevue East Link segment include:

• sidewalk closures and detours on Bellevue Way Southeast and 112th Avenue Southeast;

• lane reductions on 112th Avenue Southeast;

• closure of Southeast 15th Street at 112th Avenue;

• Winters House and Blueberry Farm closures; and

• new temporary lot for Mercer Slough Park users.

Sound Transit contact: East Link Outreach, 206-398-5465 or eastlink@soundtransit.org.

City Contact: Marie Jensen, East Link Outreach Lead, 425-452-2064 or mjensen@bellevuewa.gov.