Beginning Saturday, Dec. 6, parking and bus boarding locations at the current Eastgate lot will be shifted due to the construction of a new five-story parking garage on the lot.

Construction of the new Eastgate Park-and-Ride garage has reached the halfway mark, and parts of the lot must be closed to give the contractor access to the remaining work until the project is complete. Here are some of the changes passengers should expect:

• Bus loading zones are being moved away from Eastgate Way to these three locations on the western side of the park-and-ride:

• Cars no longer enter at 140^th Avenue Southeast and Eastgate Way. Instead, motorists have two options off of Eastgate Way, either 139^th Avenue Southeast or just east of 142^nd Avenue Southeast.

• The parking areas remaining open will be split into two sections – one east of 140^th Avenue Southeast and the other east of 142^nd Avenue Southeast.

• School routes 989 to Lakeside and 998 to Overlake will not stop at the current Eastgate lot. Passengers should board those routes at the interim lot at 13620 Eastgate Way.

There are no changes at the Eastgate interim park-and-ride lot, which is located about six blocks west of the area under construction. For more details, visit Metro Online.