Westgate Transit Center is a Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority bus station in Austin, Texas. It is located underneath the elevated freeway of Ben White Boulevard (US 290-SH 71), in between Packsaddle Pass and Menchaca Road. The station features a park and ride lot with over 200 parking spaces, and is served by several local bus routes as well as CapMetro Rapid Route 803.[3] The station is the terminus of multiple routes; particularly MetroRapid Route 803 which provides express access to downtown and points north.
Westgate Transit Center | |
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| General information | |
| Location | 2027 W. Ben White Blvd Austin, Texas 78704 |
| Coordinates | 30°13′51″N 97°47′25″W / 30.2309°N 97.7903°W |
| Owned by | CapMetro |
| Connections |  CapMetro Bus 3, 30, 300, 311, 315, 318]] CapMetro Rapid 803[1] |
| Construction | |
| Parking | 200 spaces[2] |
| Accessible | Yes |
| History | |
| Opened | 2019[2] |
The facility opened in 2019 after CapMetro was unable to negotiate a parking lease deal with the previous terminus in the Westgate Shopping Center located at South Lamar and Westgate Boulevards.[4] The transit center uniquely provides shaded covered parking by making use of the empty space underneath the SH 71-US 290 freeway.
References
edit- ^ "Map" (PDF). www.capmetro.org. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- ^ a b "Westgate Transit Center". Default.
- ^ "New transit center opens serving South Austin". FOX 7 Austin. May 31, 2019.
- ^ Denney, Amy (May 21, 2018). "Capital Metro will break ground in July on the Westgate Transit Center in South Austin". impact.
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