Early-phase construction is expected soon for a permanent Riverstone Transit Center to serve as the main hub for Citylink bus routes in Kootenai County.

Located at 2548 West John Loop Road in Coeur d’Alene, the first phase of work is expected to take 18 to 24 months. Plans call for seeking bids in April or May from companies to be considered for construction management services.

Eventually, the center will have a 2,000- to 2,500-square-foot structure with offices, a driver break area and public restrooms. The site also will have a loop for buses, paved parking areas, shelter coverings for passengers and landscaping.

Citylink began services with three shuttle buses in November 2005, and it has operated out of a gravel lot in Riverstone since then.

Kootenai County and the Coeur d’Alene Tribe bought two lots in the Riverstone development – on John Loop Road near Riverstone Drive and Seltice Way – in June 2014. The county-tribe agreement calls for the county to own, operate and maintain the improvements for the new transit center/Treva Lind, SR The Dirt Blog. More here.

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