More Lighting for I-205 Bike/Pedestrian Path
federal stimulus funds add lighting along the path
Crews have added new lighting along the I-205 Multi-Use Path from Foster Road in Portland to Sunnyside Road in Clackamas County.
TriMet and the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) dedicated $3.8 million of federal stimulus funds to improve the I-205 Multi-Use Path from Foster Road in SE Portland to Gladstone in Clackamas County.
The addition of more lighting has increased visibility, access and safety through several neighborhoods along this major bike and pedestrian path and will encourage more people to ride their bikes and walk to transit. Path lighting from SE Foster Road in Portland to SE Sunnyside Road in Clackamas County (3.7 miles) was completed in November 2009. Work to add an additional 2.3 miles of lighting from Sunnyside Road to Gladstone is pending federal approval.
The project was funded with federal stimulus money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), including $1.3 million from TriMet and $2.5 million from ODOT. It created about two dozen jobs, including calling five people back to work and preventing six layoffs.
Construction details
The general contractor for the project is South Corridor Constructors. There are two subcontractors: Team Electric and Knife River.