Construction scope and road closures
July 3, 2008 Update
Street improvements on SE 92nd Avenue are scheduled to begin the week of July 7 and last through mid-August. Work will take place during the day and will require a pedestrian detour, temporary lane closures and flaggers.
A look ahead:
From Saturday, July 12 through Sunday, July 13, MAX service will be interrupted between the Gateway/NE 99th Ave Transit Center and the E 102nd Ave station while construction crews continue the connection between the new light rail electrical system to the existing MAX system. Shuttle buses will provide connecting service between the two stations for the Blue Line.
Throughout the I-205 alignment, crews are working Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Scheduled work includes:
NE Glisan Street to E Burnside Street
The parking lane along the east side of 97th Avenue continues to be partially dedicated to construction staging. The dead end of NE Everett Street on the east side of I-205 is being used for construction access to the light rail trackway and as a driveway to the new buildings.
The ODOT multi-use path will be closed throughout summer. Expect increased truck traffic on NE 99th Avenue, NE Glisan Street, NE 97th Avenue and E Burnside Street across I-205, through August.
backSE Stark and Washington Streets
The undercrossing is complete. Limited activity at this time.
Main Street Station
Street and intersection improvements are currently in progress at SE Main Street and 96th Avenue. Park & Ride construction continues and crews are installing the landscaping. Crews are installing the electrical substation at SE 96th Avenue and SE Lincoln Street. Expect intermittent lane shifts and flaggers through fall.
Paving of the Park & Ride will happen through the week of July 14. Expect lane closures and staging of vehicles on 96th.
SE Division Street
Construction continues on the pedestrian plaza, station platform and related street improvements through summer. Trucks will access the project from SE Division Street. Expect single lane closures, flaggers and truck traffic through summer.
The multi-use path is closed at SE Caruthers Street, just north of SE Division Street, to Sunnyside Road adjacent to Clackamas Town Center. The path is scheduled to reopen in spring 2009. An alternative route that parallels I-205 is available.
SE Powell Boulevard
Street improvements on SE 92nd Avenue continue and will last about one month. The sidewalk and bike lane will be closed on the east side of the street for one block just south of Powell Boulevard, and the crosswalk on SE 91st Avenue will be relocated one street south. Motorists can expect lane shifts and flaggers. Construction is beginning on the Park & Ride lot. The major bridge structure at Powell Boulevard is complete.
The multi-use path and pedestrian bridge are closed. The path is scheduled to reopen in spring 2009. An alternative route that parallels I-205 is available.
SE Holgate Boulevard
Station platform and Park & Ride construction continues. Expect increased truck traffic. Street improvements on SE 92nd Avenue are scheduled to begin the week of July 7 and last through mid-August. Work will take place during the day and will require a pedestrian detour, temporary lane closures and flaggers.
SE Harold Street
Construction continues on the retaining walls, ductbanks and abutments between Harold Street and Foster Road. Expect intermittent truck traffic and flaggers as trucks access the trackway. The major bridge structure at Harold Street is complete.
Lents Town Center/SE Foster Road
Station construction continues. Crews are working on the Foster Operators building through October. A systems building will be installed in July and traffic at SE 92nd Avenue and SE Ramona Street will experience slight delays. Expect intermittent sidewalk closures, lane closures and flaggers during construction, along with related street improvements, through fall on SE Foster Road and SE Woodstock Boulevard. Trucks will continue to access the trackway on SE Duke and Henry streets through the summer.
Installation of new sound walls, built from a recycled tire product, has started between SE Woodstock Boulevard and the Springwater Corridor. Panel installation will continue through July.
Springwater Corridor
The major bridge work is complete. Path users can still expect brief delays and periodic flagging as sound walls are installed along the trackway. Motorists and residents can expect increased truck traffic on SE 92nd Avenue and on SE Duke and Henry streets through the summer..
The Oregon Department of Transportation’s (ODOT) multi-use path is closed at SE Caruthers Street, just north of SE Division Street, through SE Sunnyside Road at Clackamas Town Center and is scheduled to reopen in spring 2009. An alternative route that parallels I-205 is available.
SE Flavel Street & Johnson Creek
Station construction and related street improvements continue through summer. Expect increased truck traffic and intermittent lane shifts and flaggers through summer on SE Flavel Street and SE 92nd Avenue. There will be a pedestrian detour for sidewalk/path construction on the south side of Flavel during the month of July.
SE 92nd Avenue and Crystal Springs Boulevard
Crews will be doing overhead work on the bridge deck through July, requiring intermittent single lane closures on SE 92nd Avenue and Crystal Springs Boulevard. The next concrete pours for the deck are scheduled for mid-July. Expect increased truck traffic and flaggers on SE 92nd Avenue and Crystal Springs Boulevard.
SE Johnson Creek Boulevard
Construction of the bridge decking continues and crews will install track across the bridge through July. Expect increased truck traffic on SE Fuller Road.
SE Fuller Road
In order to recycle excavated rock and use it on the project, rock crushing equipment will be operating through July. Station construction continues. Expect increased truck traffic on SE Fuller Road, west on SE Otty Road and south on SE 82nd Avenue to SE Johnson Creek Boulevard.
SE Otty Road to SE Monterey Avenue
Excavation and construction continues between SE Otty Road and SE Monterey Avenue along I-205. Crews have temporarily removed a portion of the sound walls north and south of SE Monterey Avenue and near SE Causey Avenue to make way for the light rail tracks and to lower the multi-use path. The sound walls will be replaced by early October, after utilities are installed and the retaining walls, trackway and multi-use path constructed.
Station construction and related improvements continue through summer. Expect increased truck traffic and lane shifts through summer on Monterey.
Monterey Avenue is closed between SE 90th Avenue and Bob Schumacher Road until the end of July as crews build the undercrossing for the multi-use path at SE Monterey Avenue. Clackamas County road crews will continue their road improvement project, taking advantage of the full closure to complete their work on SE Monterey Avenue. Reader boards and flaggers will assist motorists in using the detour routes on SE Otty and Sunnyside roads. To minimize the length of the closure, hours of construction have been extended from 7 a.m. through 11 p.m., Monday through Saturday.
Clackamas Town Center
Construction continues on the garage columns and decking. There is a reduction of one lane of traffic on the ring road next to the project, and traffic is still flowing in both directions. Expect increased truck traffic on SE Causey Street and neighboring streets during construction hours, 4 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday. One or twice a month, concrete pours will occur as early as 1:30 a.m. to avoid disrupting the nearby medical facility.
Multi-use path
Due to light rail construction along I-205, the multi-use path is closed to thru traffic between SE Caruthers Street, just north of SE Division Street, and SE Sunnyside Road adjacent to Clackamas Town Center. The path is expected to reopen, with improvements, early in 2009.
An improved alternative route that parallels I-205 is available for pedestrians, cyclists and people using mobility devices. To learn more, download the multi-use path fact sheet (207KB PDF).
For additional information about I-205 construction, contact TriMet's Community Affairs Department at 503-962-2150 or sign-up for email alerts at trimet.org/i205. For construction emergencies, call our 24-hour hotline at 503-962-2222.
Scope of construction and schedule
The track-laying machine at work.
See more I-205 photos.
Most of the new alignment will follow an existing "transitway" created when I-205 was originally constructed. This transitway provides an available right of way that allows for faster construction, fewer traffic disruptions and few community impacts.
Project design allows for the ability to widen the freeway or improve interchanges in the future.
Between Foster Road and Clackamas Town Center, the line will be built in a way to lessen impacts on neighborhoods and businesses.
Construction timeline
SE Stark/Washington areaTrack construction Traction power system |
Fall 2007–Spring 2008 Spring 2008–Summer 2008 |
SE Main St Station areaPark & Ride construction Station construction Landscaping |
Spring 2008–Summer 2008 Spring 2008–Summer 2008 Summer 2008–Fall 2008 |
SE Division St Station areaStation construction Track construction |
Summer 2008–Fall 2008 Fall 2007–Early 2008 |
SE Powell Blvd Station areaBridge construction Park & Ride construction Station construction Landscaping Traction power system |
Summer 2007–Early 2008 Spring 2008–Summer 2008 Spring 2008–Summer 2008 Fall 2008–Late 2008 Summer 2008 |
SE Holgate Blvd Station areaPark & Ride construction Station construction Landscaping Track construction |
Fall 2007–Summer 2008 Spring 2008–Summer 2008 Fall 2008–Late 2008 Early 2008–Summer 2008 |
Lents Town Center/SE Foster Rd Station areaHarold bridge construction Foster/Woodstock bridge construction Station construction Track construction Landscaping Traction power system |
Summer 2007–Early 2008 Spring 2007–Spring 2008 Summer 2008–Fall 2008 Early 2008–Summer 2008 Fall 2008–Late 2008 Spring 2009 |
SE Flavel St Station areaSpringwater bridge construction Johnson Creek bridge construction 92nd/Crystal Springs bridge construction Station construction Track construction |
Fall 2007–Spring 2008 Summer 2007–Spring 2008 Summer 2007–Summer 2008 Summer 2008–Fall 2008 Early 2008–Summer 2008 |
SE Fuller Rd Station areaJohnson Creek Blvd bridge construction Park & Ride construction Station construction Track construction Landscaping |
Summer 2007–Fall 2008 Early 2008–Fall 2008 Summer 2008–Fall 2008 Spring 2008–Fall 2008 Early 2009–Spring 2009 |
Clackamas Town Center Station areaGarage construction Station construction Track construction |
Fall 2007–Late 2008 Summer 2008–Late 2008 Spring 2008–Late 2008 |
Rail operationsTraining, testing and safety certification Service begins |
Spring 2009–Summer 2009 September 2009 |
For more information, contact TriMet's Community Affairs Department at 503-962-2150 or i205@trimet.org.