Traffic & Transit

TriMet Gets Nearly $100 Million to Expand Red Line To Hillsboro

The Federal Transit Administration is giving TriMet $99.9 million to expand the Red Line so that it reaches Hillsboro.

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TriMet's Red Line will no longer stop in Beaverton. A nearly $100 Million grant from the Federal Transit Administration will allow expansion of the line to Hillsboro.
TriMet's Red Line will no longer stop in Beaverton. A nearly $100 Million grant from the Federal Transit Administration will allow expansion of the line to Hillsboro. (Colin Miner/Patch)

HILLSBORO, OR – Hey, Hillsboro. MAX is coming to town.

The Federal Transit Administration is giving TriMet nearly $100 million ($99.9 million to be precise) so that the agency can expand its Red Line service to Hillsboro.

The Red Line currently ends in Beaverton.

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"This award to Oregon's largest transit agency will bring much needed expanded service in the metro area and reliability to the west side of Portland for commuters," Oregon's senior senator, Ron Wyden, said.

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Representative Suzanne Bonamici said that "expanding the Red Line to Hillsboro will allow even more people to get to work, school, and home safely and efficiently."

Construction is expected to begin in the next few months with an official opening of the expanded service in 2024.

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