Sound Transit's Long-Delayed Crosslake Connection More than a Decade After Voter Approval

New Sound Transit Line opens but future lines are short funding

(The Center Square) - Seattle's long delayed light rail link with the Eastside communities of Bellevue and Redmond opens on Saturday, part of an ambitious plan to build mass transit

Sound Transit to open Cross Lake Connection Saturday, first light rail over I-90 bridge

Sound Transit is set to open its long-awaited Cross Lake Connection on Saturday, linking the Eastside with Seattle by light rail for the first time.

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Sound Transit's long-delayed Crosslake Connection more than a decade after voter approval

Seventeen years after King County voters approved 34 miles of new light rail, Sound Transit's Crosslake connection opens Saturday.

'Crosslake Connection' opens Saturday with focus on safety for first-of-its-kind rail line

Wind and waves can impact service. Riders will notice new warnings at stations as Sound Transit prepares to launch trains across Lake Washington.

New light rail over Lake Washington opens Saturday