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August 18, 2008

Light rail work impacts traffic on I-205 starting Monday

Overnight single lane closures August 18-23

I-205 Light Rail construction will impact traffic on I-205 overnights for five nights starting Monday, August 18. Flaggers and signs will help direct traffic around the work.

Traffic impacts

Monday, August 18 - Saturday, August 23

  • The right lane on I-205 northbound will be closed overnights for five overnights between SE Division and Washington streets 8 p.m.-5 a.m.
  • Crews will install the permanent concrete barrier between the light rail line and the freeway.

I-205 project update

  • Construction is more than 70 percent complete.
  • All seven bridge structures are complete.
  • Track has been laid on the north end of the alignment from Gateway Transit Center to the Springwater Corridor..
  • New soundwalls, constructed with material from recycled tires, are being installed this month between SE Woodstock Blvd and the Springwater Corridor.
  • Basalt rock, excavated from the trackway south of Flavel, has been donated and will be delivered to Ed Benedict Park for a new city skate park.
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.