August 11, 2009

Milwaukie Park & Ride Facility

Project will create 19 jobs and help commuters make transit connections in busy corridor

TriMet is using $1.5 million of federal stimulus funds to construct a Park & Ride facility in Milwaukie, giving commuters in the SE McLoughlin Boulevard corridor convenient connections to transit.

The project, which will connect riders to four TriMet bus lines, broke ground this week at the intersection of SE Milport Road and Main Street near Highway 99E/SE McLoughlin Boulevard.

The work includes the construction of 329 parking spaces, the installation of curbs, retaining walls, sidewalks and driveways, pedestrian improvements along SE Main Street, paving and striping. Irrigation and stormwater treatment measures, lighting, landscaping and security cameras will also be installed. The Park & Ride will be complete by the end of November 2009.

Job creation

The contractor is Nutter Corporation of Vancouver, Washington. Subcontractors include HDJ Design Group, Sharp Associates, ADK Electric, Rain City Striping and Fox Erosion Control.

Federal stimulus funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) have allowed 11 new hires and prevented eight layoffs among the contractor and five subcontractors working on this project.