From Sept. 23-26, construction will close I-84 near the I-205 interchange, while a section of MAX Blue Line between Gateway Transit Center and E 122nd Ave will be disrupted from Sept. 24-25 TriMet’s ongoing efforts to rejuvenate and improve the MAX system will continue in September and require closures of I-84 and a small section […]

Raimore Construction estimates total disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) participation to date at more than 75%*, a new record for TriMet *Data adjusted Sept. 15, 2022 TriMet’s Division Transit Project is on track to achieve another first: record-setting involvement by businesses owned by minorities, women and other historically disadvantaged groups. Led by prime contractor Raimore Construction, […]

A first-of-its-kind for TriMet, FX2-Division begins service on Sunday, Sept. 18 On Sunday, Sept. 18, TriMet will start something new: FX or Frequent Express bus service. FX is better bus service, with longer, bendy buses with more room for riders and improvements that will help keep buses out of traffic, speed up travel times and […]

Two new executives—both well-known at the agency—begin new roles to provide further leadership for the agency. The internal promotions will keep TriMet on solid financial footing while expanding our equity and inclusion efforts. Chief Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility Officer TriMet General Manager Sam Desue Jr. has selected John Gardner to be the agency’s first […]

One of 150 transit agencies to receive a federal grant, TriMet will use the funds to upgrade the Beaverton Transit Center TriMet has been awarded a $5.6 million federal grant to reshape bus layover areas and upgrade operator break facilities at Beaverton Transit Center. It comes from $1.66 billion in grants awarded by the Federal […]

Extension comes with annual salary increases The TriMet Board of Directors approved a two-year contract extension between TriMet and the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) 757 at the Board’s Aug. 10, 2022 meeting. The current union Working and Wage Agreement that had been set to expire on Nov. 30, 2022, will now extend through November 2024. […]

With resources from Keep Oregon Moving, TriMet continues to find new ways to support low-income riders with a free pass for unlimited rides for the first month of enrollment Relief is on the way for new and returning riders to TriMet’s income-based reduced fare program. You’re getting a month of unlimited rides on our buses […]

Next-generation transit signal priority technology is being installed to help TriMet FX buses move through intersections faster If you ever wanted to zip down a road with a string of green lights clearing your way, then TriMet’s Division Transit Project will be a wish fulfilled. Faster, smarter and more reliable bus service is coming Sept. 18 with […]

Red Line will be disrupted July 30-31 to allow for construction to take place in the tracks north of Gateway Transit Center Construction on TriMet’s A Better Red project will result in no MAX Red Line service for one weekend in July, which will allow crews to continue working on a new light rail bridge […]

Pay, benefits and future opportunities set TriMet apart as a stable employer with prospects for long-term success TriMet bus operator Anthony Albright has a life goal: He wants to own a home. For years, the 30-something, college-educated, Portland native fended off invitations from a friend, a TriMet mechanic, to apply to become a bus operator. […]