New bus shelters like this one, and...

...these, will be installed on Lockwood Drive in White Oak

The Division of Transportation Engineering has recently started construction on customer service enhancements for Ride On and Metrobus riders in White Oak.  The upgrades will help meet increasing transit needs in this area.  Since 2003, with the consolidation of U.S. Food and Drug Administration in White Oak, almost 4,600 employees have relocated to the campus.  By 2013, this number will double.

White Oak has heavy transit usage with more than 1200 passengers daily at its bus stops.  The transit upgrades include six new bus shelters on Lockwood Drive at the White Oak Shopping Center. Passenger waiting areas will include benches, low-level lighting, trash cans, streetlights, pedestrian crossings, and landscaping.  Additional work will include reconstruction of curbs and sidewalks on both sides of Lockwood and installation of traffic calming devices including two additional concrete medians.

The cost of these improvements is about $1.6 million.  The project is expected to be completed by next spring.  For more information, visit MCDOT's website.

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