Seattle News

05-09-2026

Current on new light-rail segment may have killed fish in Lake Washington

Sound Transit said electrical current from light-rail operations on the Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge, the floating bridge connecting the shores of Lake Washington, is believed to have caused the deaths of some fish. The new rail segment runs alongside the westbound lanes of Interstate 90; specialists are investigating how the current may have entered the water and affected the lake’s inhabitants.

Based on: Seattle light rail’s electrical system zaps some Lake Washington fish