MAX Steel Bridge service interruption August 2 – 24

Posted by Christian in TriMet on Jul 27th, 2008 | 0 comments

If you’re planning on taking the MAX in early August, this news is for you:

There’s going to be a MAX service interruption from August 2 to the 24 on the Steel Bridge.  This effects all MAX lines: blue, red & yellow.  During this time, riders will be shuttled from the Rose Quarter Transit Center to the Old Town / Chinatown Station.  The construction taking place is to connect lines & tracks to the MAX Green Line.

More information can be read here.

Plan on allowing 10 or so more minutes in your trip if you plan on taking the MAX through these stops.

Live construction Portland Mall webcam

Posted by Christian in Public Transportation Culture on Jun 7th, 2008 | 1 comment

How cool is this – you can watch a webcam that shows the Steel Bridge & the site for the future construction of connecting the MAX green line.  It’s a typical three / five second refresh webcam image.  Right now, all you’ll be seeing is our delightful early Summer Portland weather & MAX trains whizzing on by… later during the summer, you’ll be able to watch construction crews connecting the MAX green line to the existing MAX system.

And I’m serious – I’m digging this mid-60s cloudy weather.  You can’t have sun, sun, sun in the beginning of the summer… because by the end, you’re all bored by it.

Reminder – MAX service between Gateway & 102nd closed this weekend

Posted by Christian in TriMet on Apr 25th, 2008 | 0 comments

Just like last weekend, MAX service will be down once again on April 26 & 27 between the Gatway transit center and the 102nd station.  TriMet is working around the clock this weekend to connect the new MAX green line with the existing tracks.  Red line service will not be affected.

If you’re riding this weekend and plan on going through these stops, buses will be providing shuttle service.  So plan on a couple of extra minutes for your trip.

MAX Green Line I-205 Video

Posted by Christian in TriMet on Apr 10th, 2008 | 3 comments

TriMet has a computer-generated video of how the MAX Green Line will look when completed in 2009.  As someone who rides by this construction everyday (you can get a peek at how it’s going between the Gateway Transit Center and 102nd), it looks like things are really coming along quite nicely.

Why not have a little music being played during the video?  I wouldn’t even mind a little “Never Going to Give You Up” being played (note: if you click that link, you will be rickrolled…).

Spotted this over at the City of Portland Commuter Central blog.