Ribbon-cutting for Crosslake Connection marks public transit to both sides of Lake Washington
Monday, March 30, 2026
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| Senators Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray hold the scissors, surrounded by other electeds and Sound Transit leaders. Photo courtesy Sound Transit |
This final 7-mile section of the 2 Line crosses the Homer M. Hadley floating bridge over Lake Washington to connect to the Eastside and Seattle.
The Crosslake Connection includes new stations at Mercer Island and Judkins Park and will connect to the 1 Line at the International District/Chinatown Station.
This opening completes the 2 Line between Lynnwood and Redmond and closes out the ST2 system expansion approved by voters in 2008.
This opening completes the 2 Line between Lynnwood and Redmond and closes out the ST2 system expansion approved by voters in 2008.
Sen. Maria Cantwell said,
The completion of Sound Transit light rail across Lake Washington is a historic moment for the region. And just in time for the World Cup!
This expanded service will integrate Seattle with the Eastside. In 40 minutes, commuters will be able to get from downtown Seattle to a job in Redmond and it will provide an affordable traffic-free option for getting to the airport or future Sonics games.
The economy of the Puget Sound is bigger than the economies of 36 entire states – expanded light rail will help ensure it remains a place where people want to live, innovate, and work into the future.
The event included local, regional, state and Congressional elected representatives as well as Sound Transit executives.
Light rail service on the Crosslake Connection began immediately, following the ceremony.
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6 comments:
So why is Sound Transit in so much debt?
Specifically, it marks "trains" traveling across the I-90 floating bridge over Lake Washington. Sound Transit's Express bus, also public transit, crossed that bridge many times every day for decades between Bellevue and Seattle, at a much lower cost to taxpayers.
The scissors worked was well as the escalators - which is to say, not very.
Why isn't the transfer point for the airport from eastside at Stadium station instead of International District? A large missed opportunity from the over-paid bureaucrats running Sound Transit. Having the trains to eastside is still a win, but could have been a homerun instead of a base hit.
A big milestone for public transportation in our region, and for transportation engineering as a whole!
Won't there still be some buses crossing the bridge each day? Light rail will most likely carry the bulk of transit passengers across the bridge now. But some bus services are continuing, right?
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