East Link Extension Judkins 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) – ST art (Kurt Kiefer) – Upcoming construction (Zack Ambrose) – Question and answer
• 6:00 – Return to open house 2 • 7:00 - Close 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
3 East Link overview Length: 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 $) 4 Start of Service: Targeted 2023 East Link timeline & recent progress
30% design Downtown 60% design Bellevue Completion of Tunnel Final Design 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 6 mid-2018 What we’ve heard Key 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
8 Judkins Park Station Contextual Plan
10 Aerial Perspective 23RD AVENUE (EAST) NAAM ENTRANCE
STATION PLATFORM
WEST ENTRY TICKETING AND WALKWAY
RAINIER AVENUE (WEST) ENTRANCES
11 Site Plan
12 Longitudinal Site Section
13 West Pedestrian Bridge Access – West of Rainier
14 Artwork at Rainier Ave S
15 West Entry – Contextual Site Plan
16 West Entry – Lower Plaza
17 West Entry – Cross Sections
18 West Pedestrian Bridge Access – West of Rainier
19 West Entry – Contextual Landscape Plan
20 Artwork at Rainier Ave S
21 Aerial Perspective
STATION PLATFORM
WEST ENTRY TICKETING AND WALKWAY
22 West Entry - Upper Plaza Level
23 Pedestrian Bridge Access – Looking West
24 West Entry – Looking at Pedestrian Bridge
25 West Entry – North Elevations
26 Ticketing Area and Walkway – Looking East
27 West Entry – Looking at Pedestrian Bridge
28 Platform - Plan
29 Platform Canopy Looking West
30 Platform – Landscape Plan
31 Artwork at Platform
32 Artwork at Platform
33 Aerial Perspective 23RD AVENUE (EAST) ENTRANCE
34 East Entry – Upper Plaza Plan
35 East Entry – Landscape Plan
36 East Entry – Upper Plaza at Ticketing Area
37 Artwork at 23rd Avenue South
38 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
40 Stay in touch
• Contact Community Outreach staff: [email protected] 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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