Shelters added in South Tahoe for bus riders
Bus riders now have shelter in South Lake Tahoe. Photo/Provided
It’s going to be lot more comfortable waiting for a bus this winter in South Lake Tahoe with the addition of six covered shelters.
The structures are located on Highway 50 in front of South Tahoe Middle School, by the senior center, South Lake Tahoe Library, El Dorado Center, corner of Ski Run Boulevard and Highway 50, and next to Lakeview Commons.
Tahoe Transportation District installed the shelters along with bike racks, bear-safe trash cans, seating, and weather protection for riders.
Additional structures along Pioneer Trail will be put in this fall.
Two of the shelters are pre-fabricated aluminum frames and glass that match existing shelters on the South Shore, while the remaining four are a new design and constructed of redwood timber and glass.
Each is wired for future installation of real-time passenger information technology to alert riders of the estimated arrival of the next bus.
The total construction cost of the six units was approximately $212,000 including materials, labor, site work and installation.
These are sharp looking, nice that they have garbage too, hope it was a local contractor that got the job ;)
If I was to guess if it was a local contractor or not, it would all depends upon if they were the lowest qualified bidder or not. By law that is how it works, esp since it was probably fed funds that paid for it(my guess)
Yes it was a local contractor
A win all around then!
The new bus stops look great but that doesn’t change our terrible bus drivers. I have never seen more busses just pass people waiting for them. I have asked countless times why they would pass people and they have always said were all full. Have you ever seen a standing person on a bus in South Lake? Nope… Not even on Christmas at the gondola. Have you ever been on a bus where the driver stops in the middle of his route to smoke a cig? Nope… Only in South Lake!
yea they are nice looking but $35,000 a piece a bit much i think.
30 years ago Soroptimist International of South Lake Tahoe built the prototype (in front of Barton), followed by a 2nd by Rotary. Although there weren’t additional funds to build more at the time, it’s nice to see these attractive and functional ones now and I’m certain those that use the bus for primary transportation will be pleased that their needs are being met.
What happened to the shelter that used to be on Hwy 50 right in fron of US Bank? It was a nice, glass enclosure but it’s gone now. Will it be replaced for another $35K?
Shelters along pioneer trail… That’s nice… Too bad the service doesn’t cover all who live along pioneer trail…good thing most of us that could use it are pro bike … Better keep those chains lubed and lights working .. Because it doesn’t look like we are going to get service out here any time soon! … Nice shelters though …
The 35k would include the engineering, site work, concrete foundation, the bus shelter structure, and contractor profit. The shelters may seem like simple structures but the loading requirements for the area include heavy snow loads and moderate wind loads. There are many folks involved from design to construction that make these bus shelters possible.