October 22, 2007

Final railroad crossing reconstruction on Washington County Commuter Rail

SW Bonita Rd in Tigard will close Oct. 26

The final railroad crossing reconstruction on the 14.7-mile Washington County Commuter Rail line will close SW Bonita Rd in Tigard this weekend, Oct. 26-29. Crews will remove existing rail, install new rail and resurface the railroad crossings at SW Bonita Rd.

SW Bonita Rd in Tigard

Work will close the intersection from Friday at 7 p.m. to Monday at 5 a.m. Traffic will be detoured around the construction zones using SW Hall Blvd, SW Boones Ferry Rd and SW Durham Rd. Motorists can expect some delays.

Washington County Commuter Rail

• Over 14 miles of track and 11 of 12 existing public rail crossings have been reconstructed
• Rail crossing reconstruction began early January 2007 with Tonquin Rd in Washington County
• New railroad crossings are under construction at SW Farmington Rd, SW Broadway St and SW Canyon Rd in Beaverton will be completed by early 2008

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.