Port Submits $717M Transportation Improvement Plan

PORTLAND-The Port of Portland Commission has authorized the 2004 Port Transportation Improvement Plan it will submit to Metro and the Oregon Department of Transportation for inclusion in the Regional Transportation Plan.

The Port considers the 73 road, rail, transit, environmental and waterway improvement projects, totaling $716.5 million, as vital to maintaining efficient access to its seaport, airport and industrial park properties and supporting facilities. The projects’ submission to Metro and ODOT ensures the projects are considered for outside funding through the State and Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Plan processes.

Most of the projects included in the TIP are located in the Columbia Intermodal Corridor, a high density, road and rail route in north and northeast Portland that carries more than 25,000 vehicles and 35 trains per day. This primary east-west route serves Portland International Airport and the Rivergate Industrial District. The corridor is home to about 96% of Oregon’s and southwest Washington’s key freight industries.