April 23, 2008

Commuter rail construction closes Lombard at Broadway

Crews reconstructing intersection April 25-28

Commuter rail construction will close SW Lombard Ave at SW Broadway St this weekend for intersection reconstruction. Crews will fully close the intersection at 8 p.m. Friday, April 25 and reopen it to traffic at 6 a.m. Monday, April 28. Business access will be maintained. Flaggers and signs will direct traffic around construction.

About the project

Washington County Commuter Rail will use existing freight tracks to provide commuter rail service to Beaverton, Tigard, Tualatin and Wilsonville when it opens in fall 2008. It is the first commuter rail line in Oregon, and among a handful of suburb-to-suburb commuter lines in the country. When complete it will connect to the Beaverton Transit Center with nearly a dozen bus lines, and MAX Blue and Red lines as well as bus service at each station.