Watch: TriMet plans weekend disruption to MAX Red Line later this month

TriMet will have weekend disruption this month.

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TriMet's Red Line will be disrupted July 30-31 to allow for construction to take place in the tracks north of Gateway Transit Center.

Construction on TriMet’s A Better Red project will result in no MAX Red Line service for one weekend in July, which will allow crews to continue working on a new light rail bridge just north of the Gateway Transit Center. Red Line trains will not be running on Saturday, July 30, and Sunday, July 31. Riders will be able to use shuttle buses for trips from the Gateway Transit Center to Portland International Airport.

Roughly 10 months after our A Better Red project broke ground, it’s making visible progress near the Gateway Transit Center and Gateway Green Park. With the bridge’s supports, known as piers, in place, crews can now place the “pier cap” over our existing track. Pier caps transfer pressure from the bridge’s supports, making them sturdier and more resilient. The work is an important step in constructing a bridge that will carry a second MAX track, intended to relieve bottlenecks as Red Line trains come into Gateway.

Here’s a video that outlines this work:

For more information about this construction and the temporary disruption, please check TriMet’s website.

Read more articles about track construction.

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