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Hampton upgrades 71 bus stops with new shelters, benches and solar lighting on major transit routes
Summary
City staff told council the bus stop amenity upgrade program has placed 71 improvements across targeted HRT routes (including 21 full 'tier 1' shelters), with constraints related to right-of-way and underground utilities limiting some sites.
Michael Bowery, public works administrator, updated the Hampton City Council work session on Oct. 26 about a multi-year bus-stop amenity upgrade program done with Hampton Roads Transit (HRT). He said the program has upgraded 71 stops citywide on prioritized routes and feeder connections, adding benches, trash cans, solar-powered lighting and, where right-of-way allows, shelters.
Bowery described four shelter “tiers” used by HRT. Tier 1 includes a 6-by-12-foot shelter with…
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