Aberdeen Transit Station rebuild
September 19, 2009
issue of the WSDOT Express Lane.
Grays Harbor Transit started construction of the Aberdeen Transit Station expansion and improvement project earlier this year with the help of an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant, and additional funding from a Federal Transit Administration grant.
The project is designed to enhance safety for both riders and local traffic and to accommodate future growth of bus ridership. The transit station improvements include expanding the size of the station, installing better lighting, adding security cameras, and providing a covered seating area for passengers. A park and ride lot will be expanded to provide parking for up to 35 vehicles and sidewalks, and bike racks will make the station more accessible.
Currently buses leaving the station pull onto Wishkah Street, one of the busiest traffic corridors through Aberdeen, and must merge across three lanes of traffic in order to turn onto their routes. When the station project is completed, bus traffic will enter onto a less busy street where
ARRA funds help enhance
both passenger and vehicle safety.
they will be routed to a signalized intersection to cross Wishkah. These revisions will help improve traffic flow and vehicle safety.
“Without these funds, we were about $500,000 short and would have needed to scale the project back,” said Mark Carlin, Grays Harbor Transit General Manager. “The federal funds allow us to complete the project the way it was designed, giving us a sheltered area for passengers and room for expansion of service in the future. These funds are definitely being used for a good cause.”
