Overlake Transit Center

Overlake Transit Center
The former bus bays at Overlake Transit Center, closed in 2017
Location 15590 Northeast 36th Street
Redmond, Washington
United States
Coordinates 47°38′40″N 122°08′00″W / 47.64444°N 122.13333°W / 47.64444; -122.13333Coordinates: 47°38′40″N 122°08′00″W / 47.64444°N 122.13333°W / 47.64444; -122.13333
Owned by Sound Transit
Train operators Sound Transit (proposed)
Bus stands 8[1]
Bus operators King County Metro
Sound Transit Express
Construction
Structure type Surface
Parking 222 parking spaces
Bicycle facilities Bicycle lockers and racks
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened February 4, 2002 (February 4, 2002)[2]
Rebuilt 2023 (planned)
Services
Preceding station  
Link
   Following station
  Future service  
toward Northgate
East Link Extension
(2023)
Terminus
East Link Extension
Downtown Redmond Extension
(2024)

Overlake Transit Center is a bus station and proposed light rail station in Redmond, Washington. The current bus station opened in 2002 and is located on the Microsoft Redmond Campus; it is served by Sound Transit Express and King County Metro.

In 2023, it will become the eastern terminus of the Sound Transit East Link light rail line and be renamed to Redmond Technology Center station.

Location

The Redmond Technology Center light rail station will be located adjacent to State Route 520 near its interchange with NE 40th Street.[3]

A pedestrian bridge over State Route 520, connecting the station to the Microsoft west campus, was funded by Microsoft and the City of Redmond in 2013 and is anticipated to be completed in 2020.[4][5]

History

The $8 million transit center, funded by Sound Transit, the City of Redmond, King County Metro, Microsoft and the Federal Transit Administration, opened on February 4, 2002.[2] The new transit center initially lacked passenger shelters and a paved parking lot, which were added in May. The 10-acre (4.0 ha) site was donated by Microsoft, who also contributed $1.2 million to the project and added commuter bus and shuttle bus services.[6]

The park and ride closed in May 2017, during preparation for light rail construction.[7] In late July, Sound Transit shifted bus service to a series of temporary bus bays near NE 36th Street and began demolition of the old transit center.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Overlake Transit Center Boarding Locations". King County Metro. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Lindblom, Mike; Brooks, Diane (February 2, 2002). "Modern transit centers for riders in Everett, Redmond to debut Monday". The Seattle Times. p. B1. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Redmond Technology Center Station". Sound Transit. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  4. ↑ Ervin, Keith (November 26, 2013). "Microsoft pitches in on bridge over Overlake Transit Center". The Seattle Times. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  5. ↑ "City of Redmond, Sound Transit team up for new pedestrian-bicycle bridge" (Press release). Sound Transit. August 28, 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  6. ↑ Brooks, Diane (May 15, 2002). "Overlake center all gussied up for its new role in area transit". The Seattle Times. p. B3. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  7. ↑ Graf, Heather (May 1, 2017). "East Link construction to close two popular Park & Ride l". KING 5 News. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Construction alert: Changes coming to Overlake Transit Center". Sound Transit. July 26, 2017. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
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