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Blue Water Area Transit Opens Downtown Facility
Blue Water Area Transit (BWAT) in Port Huron, MI, held ribbon-cutting ceremonies Dec. 11 to open the Blue Water Transit Bus Center, a downtown facility designed to improve ease of transfers among the seven routes that travel through the city and neighboring Fort Gratiot Township.
“This new facility will significantly improve our on-time performance while providing amenities for our passengers,” said BWAT General Manager Jim Wilson. “It is in a good central location for serving the community college, the senior center and the McMorran entertainment complex.”
Wilson said BWAT will make the large outdoor public area available for events such as craft fairs and farmers’ markets. “We’ll have tables for board games, like chess and checkers, and a place for performers,” Wilson said. “This will be a place where folks can just hang out and enjoy visiting with each other.”
The new bus center consists of two buildings measuring a total of 7,400 square feet, replacing the agency’s previous transfer point. Amenities at the site include heated waiting areas, ticket vending machines and bus schedule displays. The project also included repaving of adjacent parking areas, widening sidewalks and adding crosswalks.
The project also reflects BWAT’s continued commitment to energy efficient strategies. For example, the boilers that will keep boarding areas warm for passengers will also keep sidewalks free of snow in the winter.
The agency has entered into a partnership with St. Clair County Community Mental Health, which will operate a convenience store at the bus center beginning in the spring. This store will provide retail and training opportunities for clients of the agency.
FTA provided 70 percent of the funding for the project, the state 17.5 percent and the agency funded the balance.
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| BWAT General Manager Jim Wilson, second from right, and other dignitaries cut the ribbon at the new Blue Water Transit Bus Center in Port Huron, MI. |
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