January 22, 2008

Canyon at Lombard closed due to commuter rail construction

Overnight work from Jan. 28-Feb. 1

Crews on the Washington County Commuter Rail project will be placing rail and installing signals along SW Canyon Rd where it crosses Lombard Ave in Beaverton for four nights starting Monday, Jan. 28. One lane in each direction will be open to traffic January 28-31, with the intersection completely closed Friday, Feb. 1.

Traffic impacts

January 28-31

• Between 10 p.m.-5 a.m., one lane will be open in each direction on Canyon Rd. Crews will be on hand to direct traffic

February 1

• Between 10 p.m.-5 a.m., the entire intersection of Canyon Rd at Lombard Ave will be closed
• Traffic will be detoured off of Canyon Rd, with signs directing traffic around construction activities

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.