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Midland Odessa District Opens 'Central Site' Administration Facility
The Midland Odessa Urban Transit District, Odessa, TX, operator of EZ-Rider public transit service, recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the grand opening of its 8,000-square-foot administration building adjacent to the Midland International Air and Space Port.
The agency said the location of the new building, which will also include maintenance facilities in its next phase, will allow it to become a central site that will tie together public transportation in the area. The last part of the agency’s three-phase, three-year plan will accommodate intercity bus carriers, other private operators and rural bus service along with EZ-Rider.
In his remarks at the event, Judge Tryon Lewis, chair of the Texas Transportation Commission of Texas DOT, acknowledged “my appreciation for all of you who work so hard on this, to make transportation for people who often have no other option … so that they can get to their medical care providers, their jobs, they can be productive and have decent lives … That’s a wonderful thing, but it takes a lot of work.”
EZ-Rider also introduced its new “EZ-Connect” service between Midland and Odessa. This line improves existing operations by adding stops at points of interest including the airport and the Medical Center Hospital/VA Clinic in Odessa.
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Griselda (Chris) Flores, at podium, chair of the Midland Odessa Urban Transit District, speaks at the grand opening of the agency’s administration building. |
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