August 1, 2008

Bridge Pedal will affect service Sunday morning, August 10

Expect 15-minute delays downtown

The 13th annual Providence Bridge Pedal on Sunday morning, August 10, will involve nine Willamette River bridges in Portland. The event includes three different cycle routes and one for walkers. TriMet buses and MAX trains may experience delays up to 15 minutes in downtown during the event between 6-11 a.m. Buses are being routed off the Broadway Bridge for the event and the Steel Bridge is closed to all vehicular traffic because of construction. Buses that regularly use these bridges are being rerouted to the Burnside, Morrison and Hawthorne bridges.

The following bus lines will also have minor detours:

4-Division/Fessenden
6-Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
8-NE 15th Ave/Jackson Park
9-Powell
9-Broadway
10-NE 33rd Ave
12-Barbur
12-Sandy
14-Hawthorne
15-NW 23rd Ave
17-Holgate
17-NW 21st Ave/St. Helens Rd
19-Woodstock
33-Fremont
33-McLoughlin
35-Greeley
43-Taylors Ferry Rd
44-Capitol Hwy
44-Mocks Crest
45-Garden Home
70-12th Ave
72-Killingsworth/82nd Ave
77-Broadway/Halsey
83-OMSI Shuttle

Signs will direct riders to nearby stops where buses are on detours.