Redmond Technology station
Redmond Technology | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 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°WCoordinates: 47°38′40″N 122°08′00″W / 47.64444°N 122.13333°W | |||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Sound Transit | |||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | Sound Transit | |||||||||||||||||||
| Bus stands | 8 (2016)[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[2] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2017–2023 (planned) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Overlake Transit Center (2002–2017) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Redmond Technology station, formerly Overlake Transit Center, is a bus station and future light rail station in Redmond, Washington, United States. The current bus station opened in 2002 and is located on the headquarters campus of Microsoft; it is served by Sound Transit Express and King County Metro.
In 2023, it will become the eastern terminus of Line 2 of Sound Transit's Link light rail system.[3]
Location[]
The light rail station will be located adjacent to State Route 520 near its interchange with NE 40th Street.[4]
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 2021.[5][6]
History[]
Overlake Transit Center opened on February 4, 2002, and cost $8 million to construct with funds from 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.[7]
The park and ride closed in May 2017, as part of preparations for light rail construction.[8] 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.[9]
The new bus bays at the station were opened in December 2019 under the partially completed parking garage.[10] During construction of the parking garage, cracks were discovered in the concrete above the bus exit. The bus stops and pedestrian walkways were temporarily moved from the garage in April 2020 while an investigation was conducted.[11] The southeast corner of the garage, where several structural deficiencies were found, is planned to be demolished in 2021 and replaced by early 2022.[12]
References[]
- ^ "Overlake Transit Center Boarding Locations". King County Metro. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Sound Transit Motion No. M2018-38" (PDF). Sound Transit. March 22, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
- ^ "Redmond Technology Station". Sound Transit. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
- ^ Ervin, Keith (November 26, 2013). "Microsoft pitches in on bridge over Overlake Transit Center". The Seattle Times. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ^ "City of Redmond, Sound Transit team up for new pedestrian-bicycle bridge" (Press release). Sound Transit. August 28, 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Graf, Heather (May 1, 2017). "East Link construction to close two popular Park & Ride l". KING 5 News. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
- ^ "Construction alert: Changes coming to Overlake Transit Center". Sound Transit. July 26, 2017. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
- ^ Cunningham, Rachelle (December 10, 2019). "Overlake Transit Center bus stops are moving". The Platform. Sound Transit. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
- ^ Lindblom, Mike (May 1, 2020). "Cracks halt progress on Sound Transit park-and-ride garage in Redmond". The Seattle Times. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
- ^ "Redmond Technology Station Garage Update". Sound Transit. April 2, 2021. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
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