August 8, 2007

Washington County Commuter Rail
construction continues

SW Avery in Tualatin will have 3-day closure

Intersection reconstruction on the 14.7-mile Washington County Commuter Rail line continues with a three-day closure at SW Avery St. in Tualatin August 17-20. Crews will remove existing rail, install new rail and resurface the intersection.

SW Avery St in Tualatin

Work will close the railroad crossing on SW Avery from Friday, Aug 17th at 7 a.m. to Monday, Aug 20th at 5 a.m. Traffic will be detoured around the crossing using SW Tualatin-Sherwood Road and SW 95th Ave. Motorists can expect some delays.

What’s next

The final public intersection crossing will be reconstructed later this year. The intersection at SW Bonita St in Tigard will be closed November 16-19.

Construction update

• Ten of the 12 public railroad crossings on the project have been reconstructed
• Three of five new rail bridges have now been completed
• Three other bridge structures will be rehabilitated
• Approximately 14.4-miles of rail have been replaced on the 14.7-mile commuter rail project

About the project

Washington County Commuter Rail will use existing freight tracks to provide commuter rail service to Beaverton, Tigard, Tualatin and Wilsonville when it opens in September 2008. It is the first commuter rail line in Oregon, and among a handful of suburb-to-suburb commuter lines in the country. When complete it will connect to the Beaverton Transit Center with nearly a dozen bus lines, and MAX Blue and Red lines as well as bus service at each station.