KING COUNTY, Wash. — Saturday will mark the historic expansion of light rail service across Lake Washington, connecting Seattle by rail to the east King County communities of Mercer Island, Bellevue, and Redmond.
The Crosslake Connection is expected to bring a surge of new riders onto transit in the region.
On Thursday, KOMO News spoke with Sound Transit Police Chief Scott Dery about how his agency is preparing to handle increased service and more passengers on the rail lines…