July 25, 2008
Light rail work impacts traffic on I-205 starting Sunday
Overnight single lane closures July 27-31
I-205 Light Rail construction will impact traffic on I-205 for five nights starting Sunday, July 27. Flaggers and signs will help direct traffic around the work.
Traffic impacts
Sunday, July 27 - Thursday, July 31
- The right lane on I-205 northbound will be closed for five nights between SE Division and Washington streets
8 p.m.-5:30 a.m. - Crews will install the permanent concrete barrier between the light rail line and the freeway
Monday, July 28 - Thursday, July 31
- The right lane of I-205 southbound will be closed for four nights between SE Johnson Creek Blvd and Monterey Ave 8 p.m.-5 a.m.
- Crews will be installing four cantilever signs along the freeway
I-205 project update
- Construction is more than 70 percent complete
- All seven bridge structures are complete
- Track has been laid on the north end of the alignment from Gateway Transit Center to Lents Town Center/Foster Rd Station
- New soundwalls, constructed with material from recycled tires, are being installed this month between SE Woodstock Blvd and the Springwater Corridor
- Basalt rock, excavated from the trackway south of Flavel, has been donated and will be delivered to Ed Benedict Park for a new city skate park
For more detailed information on the 8.3-mile I-205/Portland Mall MAX Light Rail Project or to receive updates by email, visit us online at trimet.org/projects.
About the project
TriMet's fifth MAX line will add light rail between Gateway Transit Center and Clackamas Town Center, and to 5th and 6th avenues in downtown Portland between Union Station and Portland State University (PSU). It is the first light rail extension into Clackamas County, it will serve the heart of downtown Portland and the busiest transit destination in the TriMet system - PSU. When it opens in September 2009, it will help revitalize the Mall and poise the region for future rail extensions.