Noosa: Work begins on $810,000 bus stop renewal program

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Work begins on $810,000 bus stop renewal program

Noosa will gain 15 new-look bus shelters in the $810,000 first phase of Council's bus stop renewal program, now underway.

15 priority stops will be upgraded initially with the rolling project to deliver further new shelters in future capital works programs, subject to council approval.

Work began on Monday, with Noosa Parade the first street to gain a new-look shelter.

Delivered with approximately 50 per cent state government funding, the upgraded bus stops offer a host of benefits says Noosa Council Infrastructure, Planning and Design Manager Nicholas Wellwood.

"They are Disability Discrimination Act compliant to improve access for our ageing population and passengers with a disability, and they also add a contemporary and distinctly Noosa look and feel to our streets," he said.

"And the robust steel and timber design will keep maintenance costs down for the life of each shelter."

The new bus shelters are designed and made locally with Noosa Engineering manufacturing the shelters, and Aspect Contractors undertaking the civil works.

The new shelters will replace the old shell-shaped shelters built in the 1990s, and several older-style timber shelters.

The bus stops will gain upgraded tactiles, platforms and new J-poles.

Mr Wellwood said temporary bus stops will be established at each site while work is underway.

"We could have opted for a more standard TransLink shelter at each of the 15 locations, but we've taken the opportunity to create a structure that is unique to Noosa, and complements our unique community look and feel," Mr Wellwood said.

9 April 2015