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Thanks to the Washington state Legislature construction of critical Eastrail projects has been accelerated. The nearly $17 billion package known as “Move Ahead Washington” includes $29 million to fund critical projects for Eastrail, the emerging 42-mile regional trail that will connect South and East King County cities to high-capacity transit.
King County Parks and our amazing partners will now be able to fast-track several projects that literally bridge the gaps between trail sections and extend the trail further into Renton and Woodinville.
The funds will help:
- Provide connections through Bellevue, including retrofitting the I-90 steel bridge and transforming the iconic Wilburton Trestle into a trail bridge
- Extend the Eastrail further south to Gene Coulon Park in Renton
- Retrofit a trestle over State Route 202, the first step toward connecting downtown Woodinville to Eastrail
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Construction to build two new miles of Eastrail connecting Kirkland to Woodinville is moving right along. Construction crews working for King County Parks are currently building new gravel trail from NE 132nd to NE 139th, and from NE 124th to NE 145th.
View a map of the new trail segment.
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Construction is also underway by the City of Woodinville for a new signalized trail crossing at NE 145th, allowing Eastrail users to access the Sammamish River Trail. This crossing will need to be complete for the new section of trail to open between NE 124th and NE 145th.
Have any Eastrail questions? Please reach out to us at Eastrail@kingcounty.gov.
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