$18.3M transit center rises in downtown Detroit
The construction of the Rosa Parks Transit Center is proceeding according to schedule. Site work is complete, utility work is at 80% and concrete elements are rising.
The construction of the Rosa Parks Transit Center is proceeding according to schedule. Foundation work is complete, utility work is at 80% and concrete elements are rising.
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The 24-hour multi-modal center will consist of a 25,7000-square-foot building that houses a cashier, retail, DDOT police and passenger seating as well as a central island with 12 bus bays covered by a tensile structure.
The concrete structure that has risen along Cass is a security tower. “It is a major element,” says project architect Tushar Advani of Parsons Brinkerhoff. “It marks the entrance to the facility.” There will also be an 8-foot wall that surrounds the entire 2.4-acre site.
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