Price of bus shelter to spike with changes, says report

Published: February 22, 2010 12:00 a.m.

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Changes to appease critics of a controversial new bus shelter will double the cost of the project, says a city hall staff report.

Metro Transit originally wanted to spend $374,000 to develop a new Dartmouth bridge terminal bus shelter. They say the current one isn’t big enough to handle capacity.

But students at nearby Dartmouth High School and other community members attacked the plan for eating into green space and raising safety issues for students.

After public consultation, the plan was changed to better integrate the terminal into its surroundings, increase lighting for pedestrians and make the terminal “architecturally significant.”

But those things cost money. A staff report to be debated at council tomorrow recommends increasing the contract price to $776,000.

Council could choose not to approve the increase and instead put out a new request for proposal. However, city staff said that this would cause a significant delay in the project and hurt Metro Transit’s ability to deliver service.

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