Detroit Evening Report: Construction starts on Detroit transit center at former Michigan State Fairgrounds site
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Construction has begun on a new transit center at the site of the former Michigan State Fairgrounds.
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The $32 million project will introduce a new bus hub for the Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT).
Mikel Oglesby, the city’s executive director of transit, says the new facility will have modern features such as wifi and chargers for electric wheelchairs.
“This is going to be something similar to what you see in the big cities where you walk in and there’s a big screen that indicates when the vehicles is going to be coming,” says Oglesby. “An opportunity to stay out of the elements.”
First look at the State Fair Transit Center construction and the inside of the Dairy Cattle Barn at the former Michigan State Fairgrounds. pic.twitter.com/S4qGVVbRK9
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According to Ogelsby, the State Fair Transit Center will have space for e-scooters, MoGo Bikes and customers using ride share services. The transit center is expected to open next spring.
WDET reporter Eli Newman contributed to this story.
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