What is the authorized budget for the East Link Extension?
East Link Extension is the Sound Transit 2 Line section that extends light rail 14 miles with 10 stations from Seattle's International District to Judkins Park, across Interstate 90 to Mercer Island and South Bellevue, through downtown Bellevue and the Bel-Red area to Redmond Technology Station. Construction began in 2016, revenue service on the Eastside segment between South Bellevue and Redmond Technology began in April 2024, and in January 2026 the Sound Transit board raised the authorized project allocation by 60 million dollars from 3,757,150,000 to 3,817,150,000 to finish the project by the forecast service date.
Revised budget
$3.8172 billion
Cost basis: 2026
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Cost evidence
Basis of the published figure
Revised budget2026
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Key dimensions
- Total lengthSound Transit (Resolution No. R2026-01)
- 22.531 km
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