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This winter has been a busy time on the Downtown Redmond Link Extension project and we want to share some of the progress we have made. The Downtown Redmond Link Extension (DRLE) will extend the future “2 Line” 3.4 miles from the future Redmond Technology Station at NE 40th Street to Downtown Redmond. With 2 stations, Marymoor Village Station and Downtown Redmond Station, the DRLE project will connect the Redmond community with the larger Puget Sound region.
Read on for some fresh photos highlighting progress on the project.
The Marymoor Village Station takes shape!
 Aerial photograph showing the future Marymoor Village Station + Garage next to a new freeway offramp from eastbound SR 520 to SR 202/Redmond Way
Our project has made significant progress near the future Marymoor Village Station and Garage. This involved raising both the on and off-ramps between SR 520 and SR 202, constructing the base for the future 2 Line and East Lake Sammamish Trail under SR 520, upgrading utilities in the surrounding area to support the new station, and continuing to construct the station and adjacent garage.
The Marymoor Village Station is starting to look like a station.
 Photograph of the future Marymoor Village Station platform + canopies with the Marymoor Village Garage in the background.
The canopies and platform for the Marymoor Village Station have been installed. During peak commuting times trains will run every 8 minutes from this location. As this photo shows, the future "2 Line" will actually travel through the Marymoor Village garage. Riders will be able to access the center platform directly through the garage as well as from NE 70th Street.
The Marymoor Village Garage is on the rise!
 Aerial photo of the future Marymoor Village garage with SR 520 in the background
The Marymoor Village Garage will be six stories tall, with 1,400 car parking spaces, 36 on-demand bicycle storage lockers, and includes 90 kW of solar on the top floor. The first floor is dedicated to transit, with two bus bays for drop off and pick up as well as five layover bus parking bays. Public parking will be available on floors 2-6.
Started from the bottom and now we're here!
 Photo of the future Marymoor Village garage showing two crew members working on a column which will support the 5th floor of the garage.
This photo shows crew members on the fourth floor installing structural column steel that will eventually support the fifth floor. Each floor has dozens of columns to support the next floor above. The tower crane in the background, which is fairly visible in the area, supports the entire garage construction and is located approximately in the middle of the structure.
Actual train tracks are coming to the project.
 Photograph showing rail being staged on the elevated guideway that will bring light rail into downtown Redmond from the Marymoor Village Station with the future Bear Creek Pedestrian bridge in the background.
Between the Marymoor Village Station and Downtown Redmond Station, crews are preparing to install some of the first train tracks on the project. Crews receive deliveries of rail which are then joined together and pulled along the alignment to the location where they will be installed. To the north (left in this photo) of the track is the new Bear Creek bridge that will directly connect the East Lake Sammamish Trail to the Redmond Central Connector and Bear Creek Trails.
Elevated Structures are ready for the next steps.
 Photograph showing the elevated guideway that will bring the future "2 Line" into Downtown Redmond
One of the reasons crews are preparing to pull rail along the alignment is that all above-grade structures have been completed. In other words, one could walk the length of the Downtown Redmond Link Extension- from NE 40th Street in the south to Downtown Redmond in the North- on an uninterrupted path. The elevated structure in this photo leads to the Downtown Redmond Station which will straddle 166th Ave NE with rider access from both sides.
As the Downtown Redmond Link Extension continues to progress, we encourage those who are interested to sign up to receive alerts about the project, join the East Corridor Light Rail Facebook group, or reach out to Charlie Hockett, Senior Community Engagement Specialist for the DRLE project, at Charlie.Hockett@Soundtransit.org.
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