NY 5 Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)

Project Highlights

• First BRT Corridor in the Capital District
• High-profile transit stations
• Includes real-time passenger information displays, transit signal priority, ticket vending machines, CCTV video surveillance, E911 phones

Project Description:

The project involves the construction of 18 limited-stop Bus Rapid Transit stations along the 17 mile NY5 corridor. The major project design element involved the design and construction of high-profile bus shelters and additional street amenities to function as transit stations. Information technologies were utilized to provide a high-level of service and customer convenience while expanding on an existing fiber option communications backbone. Coordination was required from 5 municipalities, 2 counties, the State DOT, the State OGS, and the State Office of Technology. A significant portion of the design was expedited in order to qualify for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding of 2009.

Firm Role:

Creighton Manning Engineering, as prime consultant on this Federal Transit Agency (FTA) funded project, was responsible for the preparation of the Design Approval Document/Environmental Assessment and all preliminary and final roadway reconstruction design plans. Additional services provided by Creighton Manning include:

• Extensive Traffic Modeling
• Traffic Signal Design
• Construction Inspection
• Survey & Mapping
• Public Informational Meetings
• Highway Design
• Design of Queue Jump Lanes
• Underground & overhead utility relocation coordination

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Project Name:
NY 5 Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)

Project Type:
Design for Transit

Location:
Albany and Schenectady Counties, New York

Construction Cost:
$15,000,000

Completion Date:
Design 2008-2009,
Construction 2009