Sun Metro in El Paso, TX, recently joined with the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) to mark the opening of the new, $13 million Glory Road Transfer Center.


The facility offers a variety of amenities to enhance the rider’s experience, such as free Wi-Fi, a heated and air-conditioned waiting area, real-time bus arrival displays, an automated teller machine, a change machine, vending machines, and concession/retail space. Similar amenities are available at Sun Metro’s other passenger facilities: the Bert Williams Downtown Santa Fe Transfer Center, Al Jefferson Westside Transfer Center, and Nestor A. Valencia Mission Valley Transfer Center.

The seven-story transfer center incorporates a six-level, 436-space parking deck, which opened to the public for the 77th Hyundai Sun Bowl on Dec. 31, 2010. Football fans lined up at the parking garage at 6 a.m. that day and filled it to capacity four hours later.

The transfer center site also houses the city of El Paso’s newest public artwork: “Glory Road,” two large mosaic murals created by Mike Mandel. The artwork commemorates Don Haskins—the first basketball coach to start five African-American players in an NCAA championship game—and the 1966 UTEP (then Texas Western College) basketball team that won the championship and accelerated the advancement of African-American athletes in the south.

Sun Metro bus operator Karen Mahich drives through the barrier to mark the opening of the Glory Road Transfer Center in El Paso. In the foreground are cheerleaders from the University of Texas at El Paso.