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Portland weighs free transit for all city workers ahead of weeks-long I-5 shutdown

KATU 2 Portland

Aug 31, 2026

Portland weighs free transit for all city workers ahead of weeks-long I-5 shutdown

Portland may give all 9,000 city employees free TriMet, MAX, WES and C-Tran passes in a $495K one-year pilot ahead of the 5-week southbound I-5 shutdown. |!| Portland

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Portland weighs free transit for all city workers ahead of weeks-long I-5 shutdown

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