SW 11th Ave and Morrison MAX Improvement Project
Nov. 16–17: MAX Blue and Red lines disrupted between the Providence Park and Galleria/SW 10th Ave MAX stations.
MAX Blue and Red lines will be disrupted for a short distance in Southwest Portland on Saturday, Nov. 16 through Sunday, Nov. 17. Trains will not run between the Galleria/SW 10th Ave and Providence Park stations, but the only platform closed will be the westbound Providence Park platform. Both eastbound and westbound trains will stop at the Providence Park eastbound platform.
Shuttle buses will run in place of trains approximately every five minutes, but we encourage you to plan up to an extra 15 minutes for your trips through the disrupted area. You may choose to walk the short distance between trains, a little more than 0.40 mile, which takes about eight minutes.
The disruption is necessary to make a track improvement, removing an outdated switch on Morrison Street at Southwest 11th Avenue.
Regular MAX Blue and Red line service will resume on Monday, November 18.
The project will affect two stations
Providence Park
Eastbound trains will stop and offload passengers at Providence Park. If you are heading farther east, catch the shuttle bus on Southwest 18th Avenue near Southwest Morrison Street.
See Providence Park MAX Station on map
Once you have exited the shuttle bus on Southwest 10th Avenue, head south to the Library/SW 9th Ave MAX Station to catch MAX Blue and Red Line trains.
See Library/SW 9th Ave MAX Station on map
Galleria/SW 10th Ave
Westbound trains will stop and offload passengers at Galleria/SW 10th Ave. If you are heading farther west, catch the shuttle bus at Southwest 10th Avenue and Southwest Morrison Street.
See Galleria/SW 10th Ave MAX Station on map
Once you have exited the shuttle bus on Southwest 18th Ave, head south to the Providence Park MAX Station to board MAX Blue or Red line trains toward Hillsboro.
Background
The rail switch we’re removing was part of the original Downtown endpoint of the MAX Blue Line from 1986 to 1997, a period when trains regularly used the switch as a way of turning around to head back in the opposite direction. In 1998, the MAX Blue Line’s Westside Extension to Washington County was completed, creating what remains the longest uninterrupted section of track in TriMet’s light rail system, stretching more than 30 miles between Gresham and Hillsboro. Nowadays, the switch and the original MAX turnaround at Southwest 11th Avenue and Morrison Street is typically used by extra service trains serving Timbers and Thorns games or other special events.
We’re working to grow our network of buses and trains while making your ride smoother, safer and more reliable.
