Won’t the council’s preferred alternative cost more than what Sound Transit has budgeted?
The City Council is confident its preferred route is the optimal choice to fully realize the benefits of East Link, for both the city and the region. However, Council recognizes the preliminary cost of the preferred route exceeds the estimate for Sound Transit’s “representative alignment.” Bellevue has pledged to work cooperatively with Sound Transit to identify cost savings on other segments of East Link, and to seek new sources of money at the local, state and national level.
