More than $1.2 million is headed to upgrades at 51 of the busiest bus stops in the county following a recent Board decision to award funding.
The upgrades are part of the Measure M Safe Transit Stops program. The program provides funding for passenger amenities at the 100 busiest bus stops in Orange County, which is determined by average daily weekday passenger boardings.
Cities throughout Orange County with the 100 busiest stops determined what upgrades were needed and then applied to OCTA for funding. All 51 project applications were approved. The remaining 49 locations did not need immediate improvements and will be reassessed in 2016.
Upgrades will include installing new transit shelters at locations where there are currently no shelters, replacing aging shelters, providing shade and repairing amenities that have become run down over time. Bike racks and trash receptacles also will be added at select stops. Improvements will take place in the cities of Anaheim, Brea, Costa Mesa, Irvine, Orange, Santa Ana and Westminster.
While OCTA funds the projects, the cities will be responsible for designing, constructing and maintaining the bus stop improvements.
