The Brief
- Washington leaders gathered for the grand opening of the world’s first train route over a floating bridge.
- Riders can now move between Sound Transit’s Link light rail 1 Line and 2 Line seamlessly, connecting residents and visitors to the Eastside.
- At the Saturday ceremony, those involved in the decades-long project spoke about the process to get to this moment.
SEATTLE – On Saturday, a decades-long vision to connect Seattle to the Eastside finally came to fruition. Leaders and politicians from across the state attended the grand opening of the Sound Transit “Crosslake Connection.”
The new route takes the Link light rail service across the I-90 floating bridge. This is a technological feat that has previously never been accomplished. Engineers from around the world weighed in on planning the ambitious project.
On Mar. 28, Governor Bob Ferguson was joined by Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson, Senator Patty Murray, Senator Maria Cantwell, Sound Transit members, and several King County officials or Seattle City Councilmembers.…