Transit Terminal Project
The new terminal at Bethel and Broadway will be an integrated bus terminal and Park and Ride facility intended to improve intermunicipal and local transit services and provide additional parking capacity. Bus routes will be restructured to shift service focus to the new facility, based on the Transit Master Plan recommendations.
The terminal will feature:
- an off-street bus-only terminal for more than 20 buses
- a single large passenger loading platform with a climate-controlled and manned building
- more than 1,200 parking stalls
- a curb side drop-off/taxi staging area and an off-street Kiss and Ride facility
- improved pedestrian and cyclist access
- and bike lockers.
Construction is planned to begin in early 2012 and is scheduled to open fall 2013.
GreenTRIP provides $13.6 million grant for Strathcona County's transit terminal
The Alberta Government has awarded Strathcona County with a $13.6 million grant from the Province’s GreenTRIP funding program. The grant will be used towards a new off-street transit terminal and expanded parking.
The new development will be located at the current site of Strathcona Station and Park and Ride on Bethel Drive. The new transit terminal will be an integrated terminal and park and ride lot that will eventually anchor intermunicipal transit service between Strathcona County and Edmonton. It will also serve as a base for local service within Sherwood Park. Once Council has approved the plans and budget, we expect ground breaking to take place in late 2011 with plans to open in mid 2013.
Options for the site design include over 1,200 parking stalls, improved kiss and ride area, approximately 20 off-street bus bays to facilitate transfers between local and intermunicipal routes, and an enclosed passenger platform, along with improved pedestrian and bicycle access.
In addition to improving service and removing cars from the road, the new facility will be barrier-free and constructed according to the LEED standard of environmental construction, demonstrating the County’s commitment to environmental and social sustainability.
The Province’s official announcement is available on the
Government of Alberta's Transportation website.
We encourage you to watch this page for updates on the project as it progresses.
Strathcona County Transit's mission:
To provide local, intermunicipal and specialized public transit services for the community that are Customer-focused, Accessible, Reliable, Efficient and Safe (CARES).
Further information
780-464-RIDE (7433)
transit@strathcona.ca
Last updated: Friday, April 13, 2012
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