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Park City — which operates a free bus service — will open a new Kimball Junction Transit Center on Tuesday.
It is not intended as a park-and-ride lot, but will facilitate better transportation schedules and provide more direct and express access between major transportation points, according to a statement from Park City transit officials.
It can serve as many as 10 buses at once and offers interior space for riders to warm up when it's cold or snowing. It also has public restrooms.
The new transit center is part of a joint effort between Park City and Summit County to prepare for growth by expanding services, according to the statement.
A second-phase building has been planned for 2018 and will feature a parking lot, community bicycle spaces, plaza and possible site for farmer's markets.
Tuesday at a ribbon cutting ceremony at 2:30 p.m. at 1899 West Ute Blvd., Park City will unveil a dozen new Gillig buses that feature cleaner-burning diesel engines. Among other things, they offer Wi-Fi and charging stations.
The new buses were provided by a joint grant from the Federal Transit Administration and the Utah Department of Transportation, according to the statement.
For more information about the Kimball Junction Transit Center and Park City's free, countywide bus service, please contact Caroline Ferris, Regional Transportation Planning Director, cferris@summitcounty.org.
Christopher Smart