Portland Bureau of Transportation
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Official account for the City of Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT). Report road hazards 24/7 to 503-823-1700.
Learn more at https://www.portland.gov/transportation
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Happy New Year’s Eve, Portland! Planning your night out? Plan your way home, too with a Safe Ride Home. PBOT is helping you get home safe with $10 off your Uber or Lyft ride.
December 31, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Happy New Year’s Eve, Portland! Planning your night out? Plan your way home, too with a Safe Ride Home. PBOT is helping you get home safe with $10 off your Uber or Lyft ride.
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Free rides on buses, MAX and Portland Streetcar start at 8 p.m. tonight! 🎉
🚉 MAX Blue, Green, Orange and Yellow Line trains will operate two to three hours later into the service day than usual and arrive at stations every 30 minutes 🔵 🟢 🟠 🟡
🚉 MAX Blue, Green, Orange and Yellow Line trains will operate two to three hours later into the service day than usual and arrive at stations every 30 minutes 🔵 🟢 🟠 🟡
December 31, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Free rides on buses, MAX and Portland Streetcar start at 8 p.m. tonight! 🎉
🚉 MAX Blue, Green, Orange and Yellow Line trains will operate two to three hours later into the service day than usual and arrive at stations every 30 minutes 🔵 🟢 🟠 🟡
🚉 MAX Blue, Green, Orange and Yellow Line trains will operate two to three hours later into the service day than usual and arrive at stations every 30 minutes 🔵 🟢 🟠 🟡
It's cold out there! Last night, PBOT crews put down 1,850 gallons of anti-icer in preparation for the morning commute.
On colder mornings, slow down and give yourself extra time to commute.
Be extra cautious on bridges and overpasses.
Find more tips for traveling in cold weather:
On colder mornings, slow down and give yourself extra time to commute.
Be extra cautious on bridges and overpasses.
Find more tips for traveling in cold weather:
GET HOME SAFE: Snow and ice travel tips
During winter storms, crews with the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) work 24/7 to clear hazards from city streets and keep emergency routes open. Tips to plan ahead, take transit, walk, bike,...
www.portland.gov
December 31, 2025 at 4:16 PM
It's cold out there! Last night, PBOT crews put down 1,850 gallons of anti-icer in preparation for the morning commute.
On colder mornings, slow down and give yourself extra time to commute.
Be extra cautious on bridges and overpasses.
Find more tips for traveling in cold weather:
On colder mornings, slow down and give yourself extra time to commute.
Be extra cautious on bridges and overpasses.
Find more tips for traveling in cold weather:
There's still time to name a PBOT snowplow!! The annual Snowplow Naming Contest is well underway and there's less than a week to submit unique snowplow names.
Enter your name using this form by 5 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 5. forms.office.com/g/nABUh0gNST
Enter your name using this form by 5 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 5. forms.office.com/g/nABUh0gNST
Microsoft Forms
forms.office.com
December 30, 2025 at 8:30 PM
There's still time to name a PBOT snowplow!! The annual Snowplow Naming Contest is well underway and there's less than a week to submit unique snowplow names.
Enter your name using this form by 5 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 5. forms.office.com/g/nABUh0gNST
Enter your name using this form by 5 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 5. forms.office.com/g/nABUh0gNST
Last night, PBOT crews put down 2,100 gallons of anti-icer in preparation for the morning commute.
On colder mornings, slow down and give yourself extra time to commute.
Be extra cautious on bridges and overpasses.
On colder mornings, slow down and give yourself extra time to commute.
Be extra cautious on bridges and overpasses.
December 30, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Last night, PBOT crews put down 2,100 gallons of anti-icer in preparation for the morning commute.
On colder mornings, slow down and give yourself extra time to commute.
Be extra cautious on bridges and overpasses.
On colder mornings, slow down and give yourself extra time to commute.
Be extra cautious on bridges and overpasses.
News Release: Headed out on New Year’s Eve? Get home safely with $10 off your Uber or Lyft ride.
Last year, PBOT’s Safe Ride Home helped more than 2,100 partygoers celebrate New Year’s Eve in Portland responsibly.
Details: www.portland.gov/transportati...
Last year, PBOT’s Safe Ride Home helped more than 2,100 partygoers celebrate New Year’s Eve in Portland responsibly.
Details: www.portland.gov/transportati...
News Release: Get home safely this New Year’s Eve with $10 discounts on Uber or Lyft rides
PBOT sponsors rideshare discounts to reduce dangerous driving Free TriMet, Portland Streetcar and C-TRAN service are available New Year's Eve
www.portland.gov
December 30, 2025 at 12:21 AM
News Release: Headed out on New Year’s Eve? Get home safely with $10 off your Uber or Lyft ride.
Last year, PBOT’s Safe Ride Home helped more than 2,100 partygoers celebrate New Year’s Eve in Portland responsibly.
Details: www.portland.gov/transportati...
Last year, PBOT’s Safe Ride Home helped more than 2,100 partygoers celebrate New Year’s Eve in Portland responsibly.
Details: www.portland.gov/transportati...
Want to learn more about Vision Zero, Portland’s commitment to eliminate traffic deaths and serious injuries? Explore the Vision Zero dashboard with PBOT's Vision Zero Data Analyst, Alyssa.
youtube.com/shorts/zFY3t...
youtube.com/shorts/zFY3t...
Explore the Vision Zero Dashboard
YouTube video by Portland Bureau of Transportation
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December 29, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Want to learn more about Vision Zero, Portland’s commitment to eliminate traffic deaths and serious injuries? Explore the Vision Zero dashboard with PBOT's Vision Zero Data Analyst, Alyssa.
youtube.com/shorts/zFY3t...
youtube.com/shorts/zFY3t...
It's cold out there! PBOT crews put out 1,300 gallons of anti-icer last night in preparation of the morning commute.
In colder temps, slow down and give yourself extra time and be extra cautions on bridges and overpasses.
Find more winter weather travel tips 👇
www.portland.gov/transportati...
In colder temps, slow down and give yourself extra time and be extra cautions on bridges and overpasses.
Find more winter weather travel tips 👇
www.portland.gov/transportati...
December 29, 2025 at 5:37 PM
It's cold out there! PBOT crews put out 1,300 gallons of anti-icer last night in preparation of the morning commute.
In colder temps, slow down and give yourself extra time and be extra cautions on bridges and overpasses.
Find more winter weather travel tips 👇
www.portland.gov/transportati...
In colder temps, slow down and give yourself extra time and be extra cautions on bridges and overpasses.
Find more winter weather travel tips 👇
www.portland.gov/transportati...
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Check out our 2025 New Year's Day Riders favorite PDX bicycling and walking landmarks! Ride with us on New Year's Day to visit new infrastructure. You'll enjoy quiet and empty streets, while prolonging holiday cheer with this costumes-encouraged ride with friends.
www.TheStreetTrust.org/NYDR
www.TheStreetTrust.org/NYDR
December 26, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Check out our 2025 New Year's Day Riders favorite PDX bicycling and walking landmarks! Ride with us on New Year's Day to visit new infrastructure. You'll enjoy quiet and empty streets, while prolonging holiday cheer with this costumes-encouraged ride with friends.
www.TheStreetTrust.org/NYDR
www.TheStreetTrust.org/NYDR
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Reposted by Portland Bureau of Transportation
Ride TriMet buses, MAX and Portland Streetcar free after 8 p.m. on New Year's Eve! 🎉
🚉 MAX Blue, Green, Orange and Yellow Line trains will operate two to three hours later into the service day than usual and arrive at stations every 30 minutes 🔵 🟢 🟠 🟡
🚉 MAX Blue, Green, Orange and Yellow Line trains will operate two to three hours later into the service day than usual and arrive at stations every 30 minutes 🔵 🟢 🟠 🟡
Plan and track your trip on TriMet
Get arrival times, plan trips, see route maps and check service alerts, all in one place.
trimet.org
December 24, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Ride TriMet buses, MAX and Portland Streetcar free after 8 p.m. on New Year's Eve! 🎉
🚉 MAX Blue, Green, Orange and Yellow Line trains will operate two to three hours later into the service day than usual and arrive at stations every 30 minutes 🔵 🟢 🟠 🟡
🚉 MAX Blue, Green, Orange and Yellow Line trains will operate two to three hours later into the service day than usual and arrive at stations every 30 minutes 🔵 🟢 🟠 🟡
December 24, 2025 at 12:12 AM
The Steel Bridge lower deck is now OPEN. Thanks for your patience.
Heads up, the lower deck of the Steel Bridge remains closed. PBOT crews are working to reopen it as soon as possible.
Traffic Alert: The Steel Bridge lower deck is closed due to a mechanical malfunction of the gates. Please use alternate routes for walking or rolling across the Willamette. #pdxbikes #pdxtraffic
December 23, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The Steel Bridge lower deck is now OPEN. Thanks for your patience.
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Buses and trains run on special schedules during holidays🎅🚌🚈
December 23, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Buses and trains run on special schedules during holidays🎅🚌🚈
As of Monday, Dec. 22, there were 39 traffic deaths in Portland, a 32% drop compared with a year ago and a 39% decline compared with the same period in 2023.
www.portland.gov/transportati...
www.portland.gov/transportati...
News Release: As traffic deaths drop to pre-pandemic levels, PBOT urges caution, offers discounts on Uber and Lyft rides this holiday season
Discount for Uber and Lyft rides – and free TriMet and Portland Streetcar service – are available for a Safe Ride Home on New Year's Eve
www.portland.gov
December 22, 2025 at 9:26 PM
As of Monday, Dec. 22, there were 39 traffic deaths in Portland, a 32% drop compared with a year ago and a 39% decline compared with the same period in 2023.
www.portland.gov/transportati...
www.portland.gov/transportati...
Heads up, the lower deck of the Steel Bridge remains closed. PBOT crews are working to reopen it as soon as possible.
Traffic Alert: The Steel Bridge lower deck is closed due to a mechanical malfunction of the gates. Please use alternate routes for walking or rolling across the Willamette. #pdxbikes #pdxtraffic
December 22, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Heads up, the lower deck of the Steel Bridge remains closed. PBOT crews are working to reopen it as soon as possible.
Traffic Alert: The Steel Bridge lower deck is closed due to a mechanical malfunction of the gates. Please use alternate routes for walking or rolling across the Willamette. #pdxbikes #pdxtraffic
December 20, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Traffic Alert: The Steel Bridge lower deck is closed due to a mechanical malfunction of the gates. Please use alternate routes for walking or rolling across the Willamette. #pdxbikes #pdxtraffic
Traffic Alert: One Eastbound lane is now open for travel on Foster between SE 111th and 102nd Ave. Please do not pass remaining road closure signs and be aware of crews working on the roadway.
Traffic Alert: Water is beginning to recede on SE Foster Road. Westbound lanes are now open for travel between SE 111th and 102nd avenues. Eastbound lanes are still closed. Do not pass road closure signs! They are there for your safety! #pdxtraffic
Traffic Alert: SE Foster Road is closed this morning from SE 102nd to 111th Avenues due to high water over the road. Please use alternate routes this morning and obey road closure signage. #pdxtraffic
December 19, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Traffic Alert: One Eastbound lane is now open for travel on Foster between SE 111th and 102nd Ave. Please do not pass remaining road closure signs and be aware of crews working on the roadway.
Traffic Alert: Water is beginning to recede on SE Foster Road. Westbound lanes are now open for travel between SE 111th and 102nd avenues. Eastbound lanes are still closed. Do not pass road closure signs! They are there for your safety! #pdxtraffic
Traffic Alert: SE Foster Road is closed this morning from SE 102nd to 111th Avenues due to high water over the road. Please use alternate routes this morning and obey road closure signage. #pdxtraffic
December 19, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Traffic Alert: Water is beginning to recede on SE Foster Road. Westbound lanes are now open for travel between SE 111th and 102nd avenues. Eastbound lanes are still closed. Do not pass road closure signs! They are there for your safety! #pdxtraffic
Traffic Alert: SE Foster Road is closed this morning from SE 102nd to 111th Avenues due to high water over the road. Please use alternate routes this morning and obey road closure signage. #pdxtraffic
December 19, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Traffic Alert: SE Foster Road is closed this morning from SE 102nd to 111th Avenues due to high water over the road. Please use alternate routes this morning and obey road closure signage. #pdxtraffic
PBOT crews, like Tanner who was working to remove logs from Johnson Creek at SE 82nd Avenue and Harney Street earlier today, have been out all day, working in the rain to prepare the city the best we can for the rain that continues to fall.
December 19, 2025 at 12:15 AM
PBOT crews, like Tanner who was working to remove logs from Johnson Creek at SE 82nd Avenue and Harney Street earlier today, have been out all day, working in the rain to prepare the city the best we can for the rain that continues to fall.
Update: Update: NW Miller Rd. from NW Cornell Rd. to NW Ash St. is now open. We currently do not have any weather-related road closures in the city of Portland.
Continue to check our road closure webpage for updated information: www.portland.gov/transportati...
Continue to check our road closure webpage for updated information: www.portland.gov/transportati...
December 18, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Update: Update: NW Miller Rd. from NW Cornell Rd. to NW Ash St. is now open. We currently do not have any weather-related road closures in the city of Portland.
Continue to check our road closure webpage for updated information: www.portland.gov/transportati...
Continue to check our road closure webpage for updated information: www.portland.gov/transportati...
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East Portland: A flood warning has been issued for areas around Johnson Creek near Powell Butte. The current forecast has the creek crest late this evening (~10pm) around 13.6 feet, which could mean flooding of commercial and residential areas next to Johnson Creek.
Johnson Creek near Sycamore
water.noaa.gov
December 18, 2025 at 7:39 PM
East Portland: A flood warning has been issued for areas around Johnson Creek near Powell Butte. The current forecast has the creek crest late this evening (~10pm) around 13.6 feet, which could mean flooding of commercial and residential areas next to Johnson Creek.
Want another chance at fame and glory? PBOT and Portland City Elections are teaming up to bring back Portland’s beloved annual Snowplow Naming Contest and we’re asking Portlanders to name five more snowplows!
More details: www.portland.gov/transportati...
More details: www.portland.gov/transportati...
News Release: Portland’s Snowplow Naming Contest returns!
The Portland Bureau of Transportation has 56 snowplows. For the second year in a row the bureau asks Portlanders to submit names for five more snowplow names
www.portland.gov
December 18, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Want another chance at fame and glory? PBOT and Portland City Elections are teaming up to bring back Portland’s beloved annual Snowplow Naming Contest and we’re asking Portlanders to name five more snowplows!
More details: www.portland.gov/transportati...
More details: www.portland.gov/transportati...
A Flood Warning is in effect for the Johnson Creek area. The City of Portland and partners are monitoring the area along the Johnson Creek and low-lying areas until further notice. Based on current weather forecasts, you may experience local flooding in your area.
December 18, 2025 at 8:18 PM
A Flood Warning is in effect for the Johnson Creek area. The City of Portland and partners are monitoring the area along the Johnson Creek and low-lying areas until further notice. Based on current weather forecasts, you may experience local flooding in your area.