It’s not very often that your neighborhood has a six-year construction project going on in the middle of it. The Sound Transit project to complete its University Link light rail line and the connected Capitol Hill station is a one of a kind piece of history. Given that — and the fact that some of the tools and engineering are right up our geeky alley — we’ll be giving increased energy to covering the construction. Now we just need to keep it going through 2016. Pace yourself, CHS! For now, here’s the latest update sent out by Sound Transit. We’ve also included a recent series of images from http://capitolhillseattle.com/lightrail showing a few weeks’ worth of pictures from the station construction site.

Capitol Hill Station Construction Update

Excavating the station box began in early July 2010 and by mid-August was about 25 percent complete with an average depth of about 20 feet. Crews will continue excavating through the end of October. During this period increased truck traffic will continue.

The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has installed the crosswalk at 10th Avenue E. and E. John Street on Capitol Hill. This crosswalk will help pedestrian traffic navigate the busy intersection during construction. A portion of Denny Way will remain closed until 2016 to accommodate the construction of the Capitol Hill Station.

For more information about the Capitol Hill Station construction, visit us at www.soundtransit.org/capitolhill

We reported on the new 10th Ave East at East John crosswalk here.