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Washington County adopts TV Highway locally preferred alternative for bus rapid transit
Summary
The Washington County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to adopt the Tualatin Valley (TV) Highway locally preferred alternative (LPA), advancing a bus rapid transit and safety project that project partners estimate at about $300 million and begins the process to seek state, regional and federal funding.
The Washington County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on April 22 to adopt the locally preferred alternative for the Tualatin Valley Highway transit and safety project, advancing a bus-rapid-transit corridor between Beaverton Transit Center and downtown Forest Grove.
County staff said the project will convert the corridor to a higher-frequency service with upgraded stations and accessibility features. Erin Wardell, assistant director of the Department of Land Use and Transportation, described the staff presentation and project history and said the corridor was first identified in regional plans and has gone through multiple refinements since 2009. "This was first identified as a priority high capacity corridor in the metro high capacity transit…
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