South Austin CapMetro Transit Center To Open In June

SOUTH AUSTIN, TX — Capital Metro is poised to break ground on the Westgate Transit Center in July in a most interesting location: Under an elevated portion of Highway 71 on Ben White Boulevard.

You read that right. The new transit center for South Austin will be uniquely located under that overpass between Manchaca Road and Pack Saddle Pass. The transportation hub is nearing fruition after an investment of nearly $4 million, officials said.

It's expansive, with 200 parking spots and enough room for a steady stream of buses from eight different routes filing in. Potential additional space could accommodate B-Cycle bikes or car2go vehicles, CapMetro officials have hinted.

All of this conveniently located near the Westgate Shopping Center, where there are now more than 1,000 daily passenger boardings and de-boardings. The CapMetro aim is to increase ridership while optimizing efficiency across the transit system, as exemplified by this transit system in the making.

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