February 29, 2008

Farmington Rd at Lombard closed due to commuter rail construction

Overnight work March 1

Construction on the Washington County Commuter Rail project will close the intersection of SW Farmington Rd at SW Lombard Ave starting at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 1. Crews will be removing the large traffic signal that straddles the intersection and a new signal system will be operational when the street reopens at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, March 2. Traffic will be detoured around construction.

What’s next

March 28-31

The intersection of SW Farmington Rd at SW Lombard Ave will be closed for the weekend to place new railroad tracks. Crews will be on hand to redirect traffic around the intersection.

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 fall 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.