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C-TRAN Launches 'Vine' BRT Construction
The Clark County Public Transit Benefit Area Authority (C-TRAN) recently launched construction of the Vine, the region’s first BRT project, with ceremonies at the site of the future Turtle Place Station in downtown Vancouver, WA.
C-TRAN Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer Jeff Hamm explained, “We have worked for four years toward implementing this very important project. We’ll take a moment to celebrate but the real work is just beginning. We want everyone to know that C-TRAN is committed to minimizing potential construction impacts on businesses, property owners and transit riders throughout the duration of construction.”
The Vine will be the largest capital project in the agency’s history with a total cost of just more than $53 million, of which 80 percent is covered by an FTA grant, 6 percent by the state and 14 percent by C-TRAN. Once in operation, it is expected to cost less than the service it will replace.
The ceremony concluded with an unfurling of an oversized construction banner featuring images of the Vine in service at Turtle Place, which will be attached to the construction fencing while the station and its plaza are being built.
When the Vine opens in late 2016, it will operate with 60-foot low floor hybrid buses along a route with 34 stations. It will run on 10-minute frequencies much of the day—15 minutes in off-peak periods and on weekends—and will offer wheelchair self-parking areas and on-board bike racks.
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C-TRAN Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer Jeff Hamm, holding a cookie decorated with the Vine’s logo, speaks at ceremonies to initiate construction of the BRT line. Jim Irish, C-TRAN board chair and La Center mayor, joins Hamm. |
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