Downtown Street and Bus Stop Repairs

Twelve jobs retained for work on 3rd and 4th avenues, Columbia and Jefferson

TriMet and the City of Portland used $1.3 million of federal stimulus funds to repair damaged asphalt and install new bus stop pads in downtown Portland. Prep work began in July 2009 and continued into August.

Street repair on 3rd and 4th

The work included the grinding and removal of damaged asphalt, removal of temporary curb extensions and placement of new asphalt along 15 of 21 blocks on 3rd Avenue from NW Glisan to SW Columbia and along 15 of 24 blocks on 4th Avenue from SW Lincoln to NW Davis.

The repair work was needed after more than two years of wear and tear from buses using the streets during construction of the Portland Mall on 5th and 6th avenues.

New bus stop pads on Columbia and Jefferson

Ten new concrete "pads" were installed at bus stops on Columbia and Jefferson streets between Naito Parkway and 17th Avenue.

Crews repaved the areas of the street where the buses pull up to the stop, which had ruts and grooves due to heavy bus use. The repairs allow buses to pull in and out of these stops smoothly, making for a more comfortable ride for passengers.

Jobs

Federal stimulus funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) allowed two new hires and prevented 10 layoffs among the contractor and five subcontractors working on this project.

The contractor was Stacy and Witbeck/Kiewit Pacific Co. Subcontractors included Kodiak, Penhall, Raimore Construction, EZ Grade and Coat Flagging.