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East Link ExtensionJudkins Park Station

Open House

October 2016

Tonight’s agenda• 5-7 p.m. – Open house

– Meet the team– View design plans– Tell us what you think

• 5:30 – Presentation – Welcome and introductions (Zack Ambrose) – East Link overview (Tia Raamot)– Station design update (David Hewitt & Tanja Wilcox)– STart (Kurt Kiefer) – Upcoming construction (Zack Ambrose)– Question and answer

• 6:00 – Return to open house • 7:00 - Close

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Link light rail system

• 19 miles of light rail with 16 stations currently in service

• University Link and Angle Lake opened in 2016

• ST2 Plan funded extensions to Overlake, South King County, and Lynnwood

• 50+ mile system

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East Link overviewLength: 14 miles

Ride times: • International District / Chinatown: 5

min• University of Washington = 15 min

• Bellevue Transit Center: 15 min

• SeaTac Airport = 40 min (with

transfer at International District)

Rider projection: 50,000 daily riders

by 2030

Budget: $3.7 billion (YOE $)

Start of Service: Targeted 2023 4

East Link timeline & recent progress

30% design 60% design Completion of

Final Design

Downtown Bellevue Tunnel

I-90: Construction• Sound Transit is working

with WSDOT to provide full-time HOV lanes in the outer roadways, in preparation for light rail in the center roadway

• The center roadway closes and East Link construction begins June 2017

• Station construction begins mid-2018 6

What we’ve heardKey Themes:• Station design

• Bike and pedestrian access

• Safety and security

Public Involvement:• 30% & 60% design open houses• Project briefings• Umojafest• Feet First Walk• Lighthouse for the Blind• Find it, Fix It with City of Seattle

Supporting structures

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Judkins Park Station

Contextual Plan

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Aerial Perspective

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NAAM

RAINIER AVENUE (WEST)ENTRANCES

WEST ENTRY TICKETING AND WALKWAY

STATION PLATFORM

23RD AVENUE (EAST)ENTRANCE

Site Plan

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Longitudinal Site Section

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West Pedestrian Bridge Access – West of Rainier

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Artwork at Rainier Ave S

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West Entry – Contextual Site Plan

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West Entry – Lower Plaza

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West Entry – Cross Sections

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West Pedestrian Bridge Access – West of Rainier

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West Entry – Contextual Landscape Plan

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Artwork at Rainier Ave S

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Aerial Perspective

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WEST ENTRY TICKETING AND WALKWAY

STATION PLATFORM

West Entry - Upper Plaza Level

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Pedestrian Bridge Access – Looking West

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West Entry – Looking at Pedestrian Bridge

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West Entry – North Elevations

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Ticketing Area and Walkway – Looking East

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West Entry – Looking at Pedestrian Bridge

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Platform - Plan

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Platform Canopy Looking West

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Platform – Landscape Plan

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Artwork at Platform

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Artwork at Platform

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Aerial Perspective

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23RD AVENUE (EAST)ENTRANCE

East Entry – Upper Plaza Plan

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East Entry – Landscape Plan

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East Entry – Upper Plaza at Ticketing Area

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Artwork at 23rd Avenue South

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What’s next?

Upcoming Construction• Meet the Contractor Open House

Spring 2017 • Construction: June 1, 2017

– I-90 Two-way Transit– I-90 HOV lane closures

• Mid-2018: Judkins Park Station construction

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Stay in touch• Contact Community Outreach staff:

zack.ambrose@soundtransit.org or 206-903-7176

• 24 hour construction hotline: 888-298-2395• Sign-up to receive email updates:

www.soundtransit.org/subscribe

Visit the project website: www.soundtransit.org/eastlink

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