College Road Bus Pull-Outs

Project Purpose:

Through this project, we will construct up to five bus pull-outs along College Road to improve safety and traffic flow along the College Road corridor by removing stopped busses from the travel lanes. The locations include: Hayes Avenue (westbound), Farmer’s Market (westbound), Kathryn Avenue (both directions), and Maryleigh Avenue (westbound). The pull-outs at Aurora Drive (both directions) will be closed.

Project Scope:

Phase 1 – Feasibility. The team has investigated the feasibility of the proposed bus pull-outs as identified in the College Road Corridor Study. The investigation included analysis of right-of-way constraints, utility conflicts, user needs, and environmental impacts. Stakeholders and the public were consulted to identify issues and constraints that helped guide preliminary engineering.

Phase 2 – Environmental. The environmental process was completed based on the findings of Phase 1. The environmental elements that were evaluated include social/cultural, economic, land use, wetlands, fish/wildlife, hazardous waste, air quality, floodplain, noise and water quality.

• Environmental Document 14mb

Phase 3 – Design. The design began with a topographic survey of the existing bus pullout locations and development of the Design Study Report. After approval of the final Design Study Report, our team developed construction plans, specifications, and an engineer’s estimate.

Phase 4 – Construction. The project is currently in the construction phase. Active construction is expected to begin in fall 2022.

Project Schedule:

• Site visit and project kick-off – July 2018
• Agency scoping and feasibility investigation – July through September 2018
• Public open house – August 2018
• Final environmental document – April 2019
• Design – Winter 2019-2020
• Construction begins – Fall 2022