News from King County Department of Transportation
Release date:  Feb. 22, 2006

Open house to preview Burien Transit Center plans

King County Metro Transit will host the final open house to preview plans for the new Burien Transit Center on Tuesday, Feb. 28 from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Burien Community Center, 424 SW 144th St.

The drop-in meeting will feature completed design plans for the new transit center, architectural models, and information about the public art components. Metro staff will be there to answer transit questions, and city of Burien staff will be on hand to answer any questions about the adjacent Burien Town Center project.

Construction on the new facility - which will be located near the current transit center at Southwest 150th Street and 4th Avenue Southwest - is scheduled to begin this fall, and take approximately a year to complete. The new transit center will have a passenger platform that can accommodate up to eight buses, new passenger shelters, and improved lighting.

For information about the Feb. 28 meeting, contact Betty Gulledge-Bennett at (206) 263-3436, or email at: betty.gulledge-bennett@kingcounty.gov.