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Live wire light rail vehicle testing previously planned to begin Nov. 1, 2022, has been rescheduled and will now begin Tuesday, Nov. 8. Crews will be conducting this test overnight, between the hours of 9 p.m. and 5 a.m., starting Tuesday, Nov. 8 and ending Wednesday, Nov. 9. 

Jennifer Homendy, chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, visited Bellevue on Monday and viewed multiple city projects that are making it safer for people walking, bicycling, rolling, taking transit or driving to get around Bellevue.

From WSDOT: Maintenance on I-90 westbound from milepost 7.1 near Island Crest Way to milepost 2.5 near I-5 Interchange beginning at 10:45 pm on October 14, 2022 until about 6:00 am on October 15, 2022 closes all westbound lanes and the Island Crest Way, 76th Avenue Southeast/North Mercer Way, and West Mercer Way on-ramps.

From Sound Transit:  ORCA, the Puget Sound’s all-in-one transit card is now available for purchase and reloading at more stores. Beginning this month with the addition of Fred Meyer, more stores will be added on an ongoing basis, eventually doubling the number of locations and adding more availability at locally owned businesses.

From Sound Transit: Free permits now available for November for two or more transit riders who carpool together.

All vending machines will now sell both the classic and new version of the adult ORCA card. What you need to know: New ORCA cards temporarily cannot be reloaded at retail store locations through fall 2022.

Drivers should plan for travel delays; I-90, I-405 will be open all weekend

Starting Thursday, Sept. 1, if you’re 18 or younger, riding transit is as simple as boarding a bus, light rail train, streetcar or Water Taxi. Your cost to ride: $0.

The Free Youth Transit Pass is live! The new program is being implemented in partnership with other regional transit agencies to create a seamless experience for riders.

Bellevue has won a 2022 Governor’s Smart Communities Award from the state Department of Commerce for its Mobility Implementation Plan, a new long-range planning framework that will help city officials decide on project investments in the transportation system based on all the ways people get around town.