Part Of Downtown Bellevue Street Closing For East Link Construction

BELLEVUE, WA - A water main replacement project related to the East Link light rail project will move to a new location - perhaps as early as Saturday - and will partially close a downtown intersection.

Construction on the water main replacement project at the intersection of 110th Avenue Northeast and Main Street is complete, so crews will move one block north to continue the project at 110th Avenue Northeast and Northeast 2nd Street. The project will close the Northeast 2nd entrance onto 110th for as many as three weeks beginning as early as March 18.

Here's what Sound Transit says drivers in downtown Bellevue should expect:

• The initial work will require the closure of all lanes on Northeast 2nd Street in the work area (illustrated in red in the map) and a lane on 110th Avenue Northeast for approximately three weeks.
• North and southbound traffic will be permitted on 110th Avenue Northeast around the work area. Detours will be in place to aid motorists around the Northeast 2nd Street closure.
• Signage and cones will help direct motorists safely through the work area with a flagger present during daytime hours.
• The on street parking on the west side of 110th Avenue Northeast near ToysRUs will be unavailable during the closure.
• Access to residences and businesses will be maintained.
• Additional closures will be necessary on 110th Avenue Northeast and Northeast 2nd Street in different configurations following the initial three-week period. More information will be provided as the work progresses.

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