January 12 marks the start of bus operator training along 5th and 6th avenues. Training will occur on select blocks in the new Mall traffic environment and will continue until bus service begins on the Mall on May 24. More

• Construction plan and timeline
• Construction photo gallery

• Traveling safely on the Portland Mall: Traffic changes will affect motorists, cyclists and pedestrians
• Timelapse video of Steel Bridge track construction
• Public art update: Largest Mall sculpture relocated
• New trees are coming to the Portland Mall
• New MAX trains with more seats and sleeker look coming soon (trimet.org)
• MAX on the Mall in '09: video simulation