The plan also includes distinctive new bus shelters and other passenger amenities such as new street lighting, information kiosks and landscaping. The balance of construction will occur on six cross streets in Downtown and seven in Midtown. The project has been divided into four construction sequences with work beginning in June 1998 on San Jacinto from Walker to Leeland. Many factors have been considered in the sequencing of the work.
System upgrades being completed by utility companies.
Access to buildings will be maintained throughout the project and particular sensitivity will be given to retail businesses that depend on foot traffic. Diamond lanes restricted to buses, carpools and vehicles making right turns also have been factored into the design. Police are committed to making the movement of buses and general traffic go smoothly throughout the construction period. The computerization of the region s traffic signals to synchronize traffic flow. Beyond the transit areas, the District will fund trees, shrubbery and other plants.