Portland set for LRT extension construction
Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefGroundbreaking ceremonies are scheduled for this Thursday for Portland’s 7.3-mile light rail extension to the suburban city of Milwaukie, beginning at the Willamette River, where a multimodal transit bridge will be built.
The extension, expected to cost $1.49 billion, will extend TriMet MAX service from Portland State University to downtown Milwaukie. The bridge, costing $134 million, will handle numerous modes, including LRT and buses, and eventually carry streetcars between inner west and east Portland as part of the Portland Streetcar loop. Auto access is not anticipated.
Funding sources include the Federal Transit Administration, Oregon Department of Transportation, Oregon State Lottery, Metro, TriMet, Clackamas County, the city of Portland, and the city of Milwaukie.
