Portland - Milwaukie Light Rail

[NJD]

...and as anyone with even a basic understanding of contractual agreements could have told you, the ballot measures do not effect PMLR.

Portland-Milwaukie light rail ballot challenge successful, changed to remove 'misleading' language
By Molly Harbarger, The Oregonian
March 19, 2013

A Clackamas County Circuit Court judge agreed with an Oak Grove lawyer who challenged one of the county's May ballot Portland-Milwaukie light rail measures.

Keith Garza filed a challenge March 7 calling the ballot title misleading because it lets voters think they have a "real say" in the construction of the 7.3-mile Orange Line.

"The Board of County Commissioners is misleading voters with its attempt to place this measure involving the Portland-Milwaukie project on the ballot," said Garza at the time. "All of the legal agreements have been signed, and those agreements are binding."

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[65MAX]

Are those tea baggers still here? Don't they realize they're irrelevent? Just let them slither back to where they came from.

[philopdx]

"Approval or rejection of the ordinance will not affect the County's obligations with respect to those previous contractual commitments."

[tworivers]

More Clackistanis Gone Wild! (Not directly related to PMLR but a good example of the mentality of Tootie and John)

[bvpcvm]

Someone go get the pitchforks

[philopdx]

As the tracks edge ever closer to Clackistan...

[NJD]

^ just look at all that portland creep in motion... thanks for the pics

[urbanlife]

I am loving this rail expansion, I think this leg might be one of the biggest and most impressive. I was driving down to Milwaukie and you can see the impact the rail line will have on the area and it looks like such a serious rail line.

Now if only Portland could create express lines along the current lines, but I am really loving the direction the MAX is going.

[zilfondel]

Hopefully Milwaukie will get some gentrification/infill.

[tworivers]

So much for that girder...

And that woman is extremely lucky to be alive. Talk about PTSD!

Marquam Bridge wreck likely caused by truck with massive beam braking for Portland traffic jam

By Joseph Rose, The Oregonian
on April 24, 2013 at 12:50 PM, updated April 24, 2013 at 1:09 PM

link to original story

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Traffic investigators believe the rig coming from Harrisburg and hauling a 75,000-pound I-beam to a Milwaukie light-rail construction site overturned as it approached an afternoon traffic jam on northbound Interstate 5.

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Overnight, ODOT brought in a crane and about 40 workers to cut the giant girder into four pieces and haul them away separately. Ultimately, the bridge closure lasted 15 hours and 40 minutes, butting up against the Wednesday morning commute.

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The giant girder was the fifth of six I-beams headed to the Tillamook Branch bridge project for the new light rail line on Tuesday. But on Wednesday morning, TriMet distanced itself from the traffic nightmare.

“TriMet does not take ownership of the girders until they are delivered so we don’t apply for the permits or determine the delivery route,” said TriMet spokeswoman Roberta Altstadt. “Hence, we don’t know the exact route but believe no other route has been permitted for.”

-- Joseph Rose

[philopdx]

More Milwaukie MAX:

[dabom]

they need the south corridor project to go further south, at least a mile further.

[pdxdave]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...&v=kfSGKSHSrZo

[zilfondel]

It really needs to go to Oregon City. I just drove down to Milwaukie - only second time I've ever been there, and I can't believe how small/quaint it is to get a MAX line. Hope they will be able to extend it at some point (ha!)

[tworivers]

Not sure if any of you have noticed but it looks like they are building the support structure on the west bank for the bridge. The cables are clearly being installed as well.

http://www.trimet.org/pm/constructio...gecam-ohsu.htm