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PORTLAND, Ore. –– RT&S has reported for a while on the transit project in Portland, Oregon known as "A Better Red" for the city's TriMet system. The agency recently announced that due to the severe winter weather experienced in the region, construction will be delayed one week. This story details both the nature of the disruption and how passengers can work around it.
Portland, Ore.––Construction on TriMet’s A Better Red MAX Extension and Reliability Improvements Project will close the Gateway Transit Center to MAX trains for six weeks starting Sunday, Jan. 14. With the MAX Blue, Green and Red lines impacted, shuttle buses will serve closed stations through the end of the disruption on Feb. 25. TriMet will also use this opportunity to perform reliability improvements to the MAX system along Interstate 84 and just east of the transit center.
Winter weather continues to impact TriMet’s operation. MAX service remains suspended as of Sunday afternoon.TriMet officials say multiple trees came down on to