The project is more than 50% complete, with construction progressing at different worksites along the MAX Red Line More than a year and four months after TriMet’s A Better Red MAX Extension and Reliability Project broke ground, construction has reached a major milestone. The project has surpassed 50% of its completion, entering the back half […]

Starting Jan. 23, some TriMet elevators will be temporarily out of service as crews work to install more durable doors Improvements are coming to several TriMet elevators starting Monday, Jan. 23, resulting in two-day outages for six elevators at MAX stations, transit centers and a park and ride. Only one elevator will be out of […]

In partnership with ODOT, free rides begin at 8 p.m. on December 31, with extended late-night MAX service Relax, kick back and leave the driving to TriMet this New Year’s Eve. Free rides return this year to get you to and from the night’s celebrations the safe way. In partnership with the Oregon Department of […]

With the completion of the Fuller Station Apartments, more people will have convenient access to both transit and affordable housing In a little under a year and a half, Clackamas County’s newest affordable housing project went from seed to tree, springing up on land that had previously been used as part of TriMet’s Fuller Road […]

The strategic alliance helps small businesses obtain or increase bonding for the performance of TriMet construction contracts over $100,000 A strategic alliance between TriMet and the Small Business Administration (SBA) is helping smaller contractors establish themselves in a competitive field. TriMet’s alliance with the SBA clears the way for small businesses to obtain or increase […]

As the starting operator wage increases, one of TriMet’s youngest operators sees boundless career opportunities for those who apply Newly hired TriMet operators will have an increased starting wage of $27.13 per hour beginning Dec. 1 when the Working Wage Agreement extension with Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) 757 goes into effect. Overall, all operators will […]

TriMet can take you to and from many of the season’s celebrations, but always plan ahead before you go Following two years of virtual winter holiday events, TriMet is excited to welcome you back for this year’s tree lighting when it returns to Pioneer Courthouse Square in person on Friday, Nov. 25. Expect Portland’s living […]

The initial improvements, part of TriMet’s extension of the MAX Red Line to Hillsboro, are scheduled to finish this weekend The first phase of trackway construction for TriMet’s A Better Red MAX reliability and extension project near Fair Complex/Hillsboro Airport is on schedule to finish on time this weekend.   MAX Blue Line trains will […]

With colder weather around the corner, TriMet encourages riders to start getting ready now When that first nip of morning air snaps at your skin, making your arm hairs rise to attention, you know what’s coming—winter! For TriMet, it’s a sign to get ready. We are, and we hope you are too! We’ve been arranging […]

The Blue Line will be disrupted from Nov. 12-19 for construction near Fair Complex/Hillsboro Airport MAX Station On the heels of a weekend disruption and construction along the MAX Red Line in Northeast Portland, TriMet is planning for another MAX shutdown less than three weeks from now, as part of our continuing A Better Red […]