The Community Transit board last week gave approval for the agency to negotiate a contract with Strider Construction of Bellingham to build the Lake Stevens Transit Center.
CT hopes to break ground for the project in late May, with the center opening in November.
The transit center — Strider’s first project for Community Transit — will be just east of the intersection of Highway 9 and Highway 204 in the Frontier Village area, the agency reported.
The center will have 208 parking spaces, four to six bus bays, two pedestrian loading platforms, pedestrian shelters, lighting and security cameras. It will be within walking distance of several shopping areas, and will serve as a hub for local and commuter bus service.
Developing the center will cost about $2.5 million, the CT board said.
To fund the design and construction, the transit agency received almost $2 million in federal and local grants, and is spending about $500,000 of agency funds.
CT purchased the 3.8-acre site for $2.5 million in 2001.
It has been working to develop a center in Lake Stevens since 1998. Before finalizing the transit center location, the agency did an extensive review of potential sites in the area.
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