U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visits an electric TriMet bus and toured Southeast 82nd Avenue. The Department of Transportation is now giving TriMet nearly $40 million to buy new zero-emission buses to serve a revamped east Portland route. Beth Nakamura
TriMet is getting nearly $40 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation to buy new zero-emission buses to serve a revamped east Portland route.
The announcement Tuesday says the funding will “lay the foundation” for another TriMet Frequent Express line along 82nd Avenue, similar to the one serving a Division Street route since 2022.
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