TriMet can move full speed ahead on a final design of the $1.5 billion Portland-Milwaukie light rail line.
Until now, TriMet has been restricted to designing only about 30 percent of the project, consisting mostly of
There was little doubt that federal officials would allow TriMet to move forward with a final design, especially
Still, agency officials said Tuesday that they had cleared a "significant" hurdle toward seeing MAX service
"This approval means that the region's top transit priority stays on schedule as it moves closer to construction," McFarlane said construction will create about 14,000 jobs.
TriMet said the final design process, which requires extensive public input and open houses along the line, is
Before giving a green light to the final design process, the FTA reviewed a 6-foot-high stack of documents that
"They want to know that we have the capacity to design, finance, build and operate the new line," McFarlane
The final design status provides what the FTA calls pre-award authority for design, real estate, needed
After final design is completed, TriMet said it expects to sign a contract with the federal government for its
"We have identified all of the local funding we need," said TriMet spokeswoman Mary Fetsch, "but we are still
The project partners include Clackamas County, Metro, Milwaukie, Multnomah County, Oregon City, the Oregon
Among other things, TriMet is expected to acquire 144 pieces of property – 56 full, 81 partial and seven
Bridge construction is slated to begin this summer, during the Willamette River's July-through-October "fish
Only trains, buses, streetcars, pedestrians and bicyclists will be able to use the 1,720-foot bridge. The Orange
Because of the limited construction windows in the Willamette River, TriMet said the FTA approved early
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