TriMet’s next MAX improvement project will help keep its trains running on time on the MAX Red Line. Unlike its Providence Park MAX Improvements in May, this work will only create a minor impact on service.
Plan extra time for late-night trips
- MAX Red Line disruption
- Shuttle bus running between
- Mt Hood Ave and PDX stations
- Trips to PDX:
- 12:01 a.m.
- 12:37 a.m.
- 1:11 a.m.
- Trips toward Downtown Portland, Beaverton:
- 12:24 a.m.
- 12:56 a.m.
- 1:24 a.m.
MAX switch improvementsWednesday night, June 27, into the early morning hours on Thursday, June 28, TriMet's crews will replace a piece of rail equipment, called a switch machine, near the Portland International Airport. While much of the work will take place in the three hours that the Red Line doesn’t run, crews will need a little more time. Because of that, TriMet will have a shuttle bus between Mt Hood Ave MAX Station and the airport for the last few trips of the night. The shuttles will leave the Mt Hood and airport stations at the regularly scheduled times. Plan an extra 10-15 minutes for the transfer between the train and bus. Trains will resume service through the area at the start of service Thursday morning.
Switch machines allow trains to move from one set of tracks to another. The switch machine TriMet is replacing, between Portland International Airport and NE 82nd Avenue, is one of the oldest and most used switches on the Red Line. The project is part of a larger program we kicked off last year to improve MAX on-time performance, our measure of reliability.
