NE 8th Street Undercrossing
The NE 8th Street interchange reconstruction project took a big step toward completion on September 19, 2003. Crews jacked up the south half of the new overpass and moved it on giant rollers to its permanent supports adjacent to the north half of the overpass.
The $12.8 million NE 8th Street overpass project is currently under budget. It's part of the $164.5 million Access Downtown project, which includes local street and highway improvements to help move people in, out and through Bellevue faster. Funding is provided by Sound Transit, the City of Bellevue, federal agencies, and WSDOT and other state agencies.
The project is currently ahead of schedule. Six lanes of the overpass opened to traffic before rush hour on Monday, September 22. All eight lanes will open to traffic in November 2004.