As the city and region continue to grow, the City of Bellevue identified the need to improve access to, from and within downtown, and address emerging
needs within the Medical District east of Interstate 405.
The new section of Northeast 10th Street will provide improved access to the Overlake Hospital Medical Center campus and the new Group Health Cooperative facility and eventually will cross over I-405, between 112th Avenue Northeast and 116th Avenue Northeast. The 10th street extension was incorporated into the city's 2003 Downtown Plan update.