With enough work completed to allow the operation of buses on the new surface and the site of SMTD’s new Transfer Center at the Springfield-Sangamon County Transportation Center, operations will begin at the new site Monday morning, February 21st. Three of the four bus lanes are complete, and much of the concrete surface is complete, which will allow SMTD to resume operations on the new site as the building and rest of the project is completed throughout this year.
“We are excited to be moving back to the newly updated site,” said SMTD Managing Director Steve Schoeffel. “This partially-completed facility will better serve the public now even as construction continues.”
SMTD returns to the site on 11th Street between Washington and Adams streets from a temporary location just north in use since late August. Unlike the temporary site, the new site will have some passenger shelters added during the week, and will be a paved, organized space built for bus traffic. As the project progresses, additional shelters and canopies will be constructed to provide even more shelter from the elements for passengers.
Information on where specific routes will be located on the new site can be found in this previous news post.
