Hillsboro riders who transfer at the Beaverton Transit Center will navigate construction at the region's busiest transit hub through spring 2027.

TriMet is overhauling the nearly 40-year-old center at 4050 S.W. Lombard Ave. in Beaverton. The agency calls it a key transfer point for Hillsboro riders traveling to Portland and Wilsonville via the MAX Blue and Red lines and WES commuter rail. More than 67,000 weekly trips begin, end or connect there, according to TriMet's news release.

Construction began in spring 2026. The center will stay open throughout the work, but riders should allow extra time for connections. Bus stop locations may shift temporarily as crews move through different sections of the site.

The upgrades are extensive. The renovation will add larger shelters with more seating and weather protection, enhanced lighting, additional security cameras and improved accessibility features including ramps, tactile strips and wayfinding aids. New digital signs will include text-to-speech buttons so blind and low-vision riders can hear directions.

Two overhead pantograph chargers will let battery-electric buses recharge while stopped at the center. TriMet operates 34 battery-electric buses in its fleet, the Beaverton Valley Times reported.

"This project improves and updates the areas of the transit center where riders move through and connect with our various bus and rail options," Michael Corrente, TriMet senior project manager for engineering and construction, said in the Sept. 23 news release. "Enhancements include everything from our next-generation of high-capacity shelters to audible devices, improved tactile ramps and pathways, along with new security cameras and lighting."

The Beaverton Transit Center opened in 1988 as a bus transfer facility. It expanded in 1998 when the Westside MAX Project brought light rail from downtown Portland to Beaverton and Hillsboro. It now serves seven bus lines, the Blue and Red MAX lines and WES commuter rail, a 15-mile line between Beaverton and Wilsonville.

TriMet said riders can find project updates on its website.