March 25, 2008

Commuter rail construction impacts traffic on Farmington & Lombard

Crews placing new rail tracks March 28-31

Commuter rail construction will impact traffic on SW Farmington Rd at SW Lombard Ave the weekend of March 28-31. Crews will be placing the new rail tracks across the intersection. Flaggers and signs will direct traffic around construction.

Traffic impacts

SW Farmington Rd

Traffic will be reduced to a single lane in each direction from 8 p.m. Friday, March 28 through 8 p.m. Saturday, March 29. The intersection of Farmington at Lombard will be fully closed at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 29 and will reopen to traffic at 5 a.m. Monday, March 31.

SW Lombard Ave

Lombard will be closed to all through traffic between SW Broadway and SW First streets from 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 28 through 5 a.m. Monday, March 31.

Additional lane restrictions on Lombard

• Roadway improvements will restrict lanes on SW Lombard between Canyon Rd and Beaverton Transit Center (BTC) from Thursday, March 27 through late May.
• Northbound traffic is reduced to a single lane from Canyon to BTC
  Southbound traffic between Canyon and Center will be detoured around the construction site.
• Bus service to and from BTC is rerouted.
• Access to Canyon Town Center from Millikan Way is closed weekdays after 6 p.m. and weekends.
• Flaggers are directing vehicles and pedestrians weekdays from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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.