(A blessing was held on Tuesday at the Kapa‘a bus stop near the Bryan J. Baptiste Sports Complex to mark construction for the fourth phase of the islandwide bus stop passenger shelter project.)
By Staff Reports
(KAPA‘A) –A blessing was held on Tuesday at the Kapa‘a bus stop near the Bryan J. Baptiste Sports Complex to mark construction of the fourth phase of the islandwide bus stop passenger shelter project.
“We are very excited for the fourth phase of the bus shelter project as it has been one of our administration’s top priorities to shelter all of our bus stops islandwide,” said Mayor Bernard P. Carvalho Jr. “We are incredibly grateful to our state legislators, councilmembers, and the many volunteers and organizations for their support of these bus shelters.”
Each of the nine new shelter locations islandwide will include a bike rack, trash receptacles and photovoltaic lighting which offers a safe, comfortable and more pleasant waiting area for transit riders.
Alaea Construction is the contractor for this phase of the project.
The legislature allocated $1.5M in 2015 to fund the third and final phase of construction, and the County aims to shelter 60 bus stops total as part of Mayor Carvalho’s Holo Holo 2020 vision.
The vision calls for all organizations, businesses, residents and visitors on Kaua‘i to be part of creating an island that is sustainable, values the native culture, has a thriving and healthy economy, cares for all – keiki to kupuna – and has a responsible and user-friendly government.
To view a complete list of Holo Holo 2020 projects, please visit the County’s website,www.kauai.gov.
For more information about the bus shelter project, please call the Transportation Agency at 246-8110.