BC Transit, city of Kelowna complete upgrades to Rutland Transit Exchange
The city of Kelowna, B.C., and BC Transit have completed upgrades to the Rutland Transit Exchange. The improvements help facilitate ongoing network and service changes in the Rutland area and support future service expansions.
Upgrades to the exchange include:
- Two concrete bus bays with new shelters with bench seating
- Dedicated transit park and ride lot
- Pick up and drop off area
- Electronic access bike lockers
- Paved sidewalks, crosswalks and pavement markings
- An operator washroom facility
- Street lighting and underground servicing
- Planting of 14 new trees
The project achieved Security Achieved through Functional Environmental design certification, an approach that reduces the risk of crime and enhances public safety.
The city is also advancing the installation of six electric vehicle charging stations to the park and ride lot that are expected to be installed in March.
BC Transit notes the Rutland Exchange is part of the broader Kelowna Exchanges program developed in partnership between the agency and the city to support transit in the Kelowna Regional Transit System. Funding partners for the C$9.2 million (US$6.7 million) exchange program include the government of Canada through the Public Transit Infrastructure Stream of the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program, the province of British Columbia and the city of Kelowna.