08-28-2014, 01:27 PM
Construction of region’s first aBRT stop begins Monday
August 15, 2014 | Cambridge Times | Link
August 15, 2014 | Cambridge Times | Link
Quote:CAMBRIDGE – Construction of the first adapted bus rapid transit (aBRT) stop in Cambridge, at the corner of Hespeler Road and Pinebush/Eagle streets, is set to begin this coming Monday (Aug. 18).
This is the first of five aBRT stops to be constructed within the next six months, part of a $5.7 million contract awarded by regional council this past June.
Rolling lane closures are expected along Hespeler Road while crews construct receiving lanes and queue jumps – right-turn and bus-only lanes – that allow buses to bypass traffic queues at busy intersections, with the aid of traffic signals.
The aBRT will link the Ainslie Street bus terminal with the Fairview Park Mall light rail transit (LRT) terminal in Kitchener.
Ultimately, regional officials hope to turn the aBRT route into a LRT route once ridership along the corridor is deemed fitting, but that’s expected to take at least 20 years.
Work on LRT stops have already begun at locations in Kitchener and Waterloo.