September 20, 2007

Light rail construction to close Powell Blvd for two nights

Work begins on Monday, Sept. 24th  

All traffic lanes on SE Powell Blvd at I-205 will be closed in both directions overnight starting Monday, Sept. 24. Construction crews on TriMet’s I-205 Light Rail project will be placing girders for a bridge to carry light rail over Powell.

Powell night closure

• The closure begins at 10 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 24 until 5 a.m. the next day
• On Tuesday, Sept. 25, Powell will be closed from 11 p.m. until 5 a.m.
• The I-205 southbound ramp onto Powell will be closed
• Detour signs will be posted and flaggers will be on hand to direct traffic to Division and Holgate streets
• Revised bus schedules will be posted during the overnight work
• Motorists will have at least one lane open in each direction at 5 a.m. with all lanes open by 6 a.m. each day

About the project

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