The Connecticut Department of Transportation and the City of Hartford recently completed the installation of 21 new bus shelters across the city via the agency’s Bus Stop Enhancement Program. An additional 47 bus stops in Hartford are currently in the design process for future improvements, Connecticut DOT said.
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The agency said those additional 21 stops – built at a cost of $26,000 per unit – serve an average of approximately 360 passenger boardings each weekday, meaning more than 131,000 passenger boardings will benefit from the new shelters annually.
The Bus Stop Enhancement Program is a $20 million statewide initiative to modernize high-ridership bus stops with new amenities, Connecticut DOT said – including shelters, benches, solar lighting, and real-time information displays.
The program aims to install 600 new bus shelters by 2029 while bringing eligible stops into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and creating a more consistent, and accessible experience for riders statewide.
So far, the program has delivered 36 new bus shelters and four benches with lighting statewide.
Those City of Hartford bus shelter installations also mark the first completed project under the Greater Hartford Mobility Program, a regional planning effort that brings together Hartford area communities to identify and advance shared transportation priorities.
The bus stop improvements emerged directly from extensive community outreach and feedback conducted through the program, noted Garrett Eucalitto, commissioner of the Connecticut DOT.
“Every rider deserves a safe and comfortable place to wait for the bus, especially when it’s cold, rains, or snows,” explained Eucalitto – who is also the immediate past president of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials – in a statement. “These new shelters are an important investment in Hartford, and I am grateful to the city for partnering with us to build 68 new shelters across the city.”
The agency added that more than 100 additional bus shelter installations are planned for the cities of Bridgeport, Farmington, Hartford, Mansfield, Stamford, Stratford, Trumbull, Waterbury, and West Haven.
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