Pretty much ready and waiting since 2023 (Image: Sound Transit)

Light rail service across the I-90 bridge between Seattle and the Eastside via the Central District’s Judkins Park Station will finally begin in March.

Meanwhile, the region’s ORCA payment system is finally rolling out a long-awaited upgrade with a test on the RapidRide G line along Capitol Hill’s southern edges.

Sound Transit has announced the opening of the world’s first light rail on a floating bridge and “crosslake” service will begin March 28. Delayed six years by construction screw-ups and logistical complications, the milestone marks what will be a full transformation of the network into a two-line system — the original 1 Line serving the city and its north-south neighbors, and now the added 2 Line connecting Seattle to Bellevue and Redmond. Continue reading →