RTS Transit Center Construction Near Completion

A massive construction project is underway in Downtown Rochester, and were only four months away until the work is done.

Mark Ballerstein has been working on the $50 million project since the very beginning. Ballerstein is the director of engineering for Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority.

He said a lot of work went into getting the transit ready. The enclosed, one-story facility is designed to accommodate 100 buses an hour. It will span an entire city block between St. Paul Street and North Clinton Avenue.

It will serve as the hub for RTS customers who ride the bus to and from downtown Rochester.

The building is equipped with the latest in modern technology. "In the ceiling above we have a ribbon which has changing light colors on it, which will make it interesting and different in appearance every part of the day. As customers come in they'll see something a little different, described Ballerstein.

Digital signage will also make the transit center user friendly."We have digital signs that will let the customers know when the buses are arriving and what time they should be leaving, said Ballerstein.

Chief Operating Officer Daniele Coll-Gonzalez says creating a hassle-free experience for customers was also a major part of the construction project. "They'll see big differences in their experience waiting for the bus in a climate-controlled, secure, safe facility."

Systems like the fire alarm, heating and cooling still need to be installed.

These parts of the project should begin in the next month and take another two or three more months to complete.

Gonzalez said it feels surreal that the project is near completion. To finally have this in Downtown Rochester is really going to have a major impact.

Continued here:
RTS Transit Center Construction Near Completion