Light rail construction to interrupt MAX two weekends this summer

Gateway to 102nd Ave service impacted in June & July

I-205/Portland Mall Light Rail construction at the Gateway Transit Center will interrupt MAX Blue Line service the weekends of June 21-22 and July 12-13. MAX Blue Line will not run between Gateway/NE 99th Ave TC and E 102nd Ave stations. Service will be interrupted from the start of the service day on Saturday to the end of service on Sunday for both weekends. Red Line MAX service will not be affected.

Buses will shuttle riders between the two stations; riders should add an extra 10-15 minutes for travel time.

Eastbound

Board shuttle bus at the southeast end of the platform at Gateway; a shuttle will take riders to the E 102nd Ave Station to board an eastbound train.

Westbound

Board shuttle bus at the bus stop on E Burnside at 102nd Ave adjacent to the MAX platform; ride to Gateway to board a westbound train from the center platform.

Alternative bus service

Westbound riders destined for downtown Portland may also board a bus.

Line 15-Belmont, board at the stop on E 102nd south of Burnside
Line 20-Burnside/Stark, board on Burnside at the bus stop adjacent to the westbound 102nd Ave platform

Construction

During the closures crews will install the overhead wires that will power MAX on the I-205 Light Rail project.

About the project

TriMet's fifth MAX line will add light rail to 5th and 6th avenues in downtown Portland between Union Station and Portland State University (PSU), and between Gateway Transit Center and Clackamas Town Center. 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.

For information on the I-205/Portland Mall MAX Light Rail Project, visit trimet.org/projects.