The Light Rail Blue Line will be closed between the Watt/I-80 and St. Rose of Lima Park stations from 8 p.m. Friday, October 17, 2014 through the close of service on Sunday, October 19, 2014. The Blue Line will resume its regular schedule on Monday, October 19, 2014.
The Blue Line will be temporarily suspended so Regional Transit can upgrade its communication system with fiber-optic cables.
RT will provide special shuttle buses at bus stops near the following stations: Watt/I-80, Roseville Road, Marconi/Arcade, Swanston, Royal Oaks, Arden/Del Paso, Globe, Alkali Flat/La Valentina, 12th & I and St. Rose of Lima Park.
No shuttle buses will be provided at the Watt/I-80 West or Cathedral stations.
During the Blue Line closure, artists Sofia Lacin and Hennessy Christophel will be painting murals in the 12th Street tunnel. The public work will be titled “Contagious Color”.