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 41.