Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Project - FEIS - Volume 1 - TriMet

Ruby Junction Maintenance Facility
TriMet’s existing Ruby Junction Operations and Maintenance Facility in Gresham would be
expanded to support the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Project and other expansions on the
system. The expansion would require enlarging the existing facility site, including the addition of
new structures and storage tracks. Fourteen parcels would be impacted by the expansion of the
Ruby Junction Facility in Gresham, Oregon. Within those fourteen parcels, six residences and
ten businesses would be displaced; some parcels contain two buildings—a residence and a
business. The project would displace these residences and businesses, leaving just one nonindustrial
parcel in this area, which is already separated by heavy industrial uses from other
nearby neighborhoods and has steadily been converting to commercial and industrial uses. With
a phased approach to the Ruby Junction expansion, the project would initially only impact nine
parcels; four residences, three businesses, and two parcels that contain both a business and a
residence. TriMet will provide compensation and relocation assistance to eligible displaced
parties per the Uniform Relocation Act, as described in Section 3.1, Acquisitions and
Displacements. Other potential effects to the community are limited because of the fragmented
industrial/commercial/residential composition of the existing area, which has little cohesion
between uses, and no community facilities. With a phased approach, one additional residence
would remain, along with several businesses, but the overall effect would be the same.
3.3.2.2 Short-Term Impacts (Construction)
No-Build Alternative
The No-Build Alternative would not create short-term impacts due to construction, except for
impacts from the separate projects assumed as part of the No-Build Alternative.
Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) to Park Avenue and LPA Phasing Option, and the Minimum
Operable Segment (MOS) to Lake Road
Temporary construction-related or short-term impacts on neighborhoods under the LPA to Park
Avenue and the LPA Phasing Option, and the MOS to Lake Road could result from increased
traffic congestion, truck traffic, noise, vibration, and dust. More detailed descriptions of specific
types of environmental and transportation impacts are discussed in other sections of Chapter 3
and in Chapter 4. Drivers could experience delays at intersections where light rail crosses streets
or follows the road rights-of-way. Construction of the park-and-ride structures at SE Tacoma
Street and at either SE Lake Road or SE Park Avenue would temporarily disrupt traffic patterns,
cause delays on side streets, and create noise, dust, and light impacts. Under the LPA Phasing
Option, there could be a moderate reduction of construction at the Tacoma Station area, but in
most areas the effects are similar to the LPA to Park Avenue’s construction-related impacts.
Related Facilities
Related Bridge Area Transportation Facilities
Impacts associated with the development of streetcar and related improvements to SW Moody
and SE Water avenues would be similar to those for construction activities for the LPA to Park
Avenue and the MOS to Lake Road. The reconstruction of SW Moody Avenue with doubletracking
of streetcar in the median might require a temporary road detour and a “bus bridge” for
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Section 3.3. Community Impact Assessment