April 23, 2008

Light rail work impacts traffic on I-205 at Johnson Creek Blvd

Crews will work overnight to construct retaining walls April 28 - May 2

I-205 Light Rail construction will close one lane of southbound traffic on I-205 between SE Johnson Creek Blvd and the Monterey overpass from Monday, April 28 through Friday, May 2. Crews will work from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. building retaining walls for light rail tracks. Signs will direct traffic through the area.

Residents and motorists should expect increased truck traffic on SE Fuller Road, west on Otty Rd, and south on 82nd Ave to Johnson Creek Blvd.

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.