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This Saturday, March 28, the Crosslake Connection will open with Link light
rail carrying passengers across Lake Washington for the first time.
Crosslake trains will begin running at around 10 a.m. following a ribbon
cutting ceremony.
The opening day celebration will start at 9 a.m. with a ribbon-cutting and street fair at Sam Smith Park, in
partnership with the Northwest African American Museum. At 10 a.m.,
festivities begin at the new Mercer Island Station, in partnership with
the Mercer Island Chamber of Commerce, as well as at nine more stations
throughout the expanded Link system, until 2 p.m.
Find information about opening-day activities at soundtransit.org/crosslake.
Moderate rain, with a high of 55 and low of 41 degrees. Patchy rain nearby in the morning, overcast for the afternoon and evening, clear overnight.