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Progressive Railroading, 8/23/16:

Valley Metro taps Stacy and Witbeck to lead station construction

Valley Metro Rail's board has named Stacy and Witbeck Inc. construction manager at-risk (CMAR) for the agency's new 50th Street light-rail station in Phoenix.

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Progressive Railroading, 6/8/17:
 

Valley Metro kicks off light-rail station construction

 

Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton signs a commemorative plaque at the 50th Street Station. Photo – Valley Metro

 

Valley Metro today began construction on the new 50th Street/Washington light-rail station.
 

The project marks the agency's first infill station, which is a station built on an existing line. The 50th Street stop also is the first capital project to begin under the Transportation 2050 sales-tax initiative, which Phoenix voters approved in 2015.

 

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Progressive Railroading, 4/25/19:

 

Valley Metro opens new light-rail station

 

The 50th Street/Washington Station is the first light-rail project completed under Phoenix Transportation 2050. Photo – Valley Metro

 

 

Today, Valley Metro will open the 50th Street/Washington Station, marking the first new station built along its existing light-rail line in Phoenix.

The $23 million station provides access to an Ability360 facility — which serves people with disabilities — and the neighboring business community, Valley Metro officials said in an announcement. It also will support transit-oriented development that’s planned for the area, they added.

 

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[CNJRoss]

RT&S, 4/29/19:

 

Arizona’s Valley Metro opens new 50th St Station, focusing on accessibility

 

 

Photo courtesy of Valley Metro

 

 

Local government leaders and community members gathered April 25 to celebrate the Valley Metro Regional Public Transportation Authority’s (Valley Metro) opening of the new 50th Street Station along Washington Street in Phoenix, Ariz.

 

Officials noted that the opening of this station marks many firsts for the authority: the first completed project using voter-approved Transportation 2050 funds; the first new station within the existing 26-mile Valley Metro Rail corridor; being the first station to feature enhanced accessibility features; and being Valley Metro’s first station to have a permanent tribute to Arizona Congressman Ed Pastor.

 

Pastor was a lifelong advocate for transit and most recently served as chair of the Phoenix Citizens Transportation Commission for Transportation 2050, a statement noted.

 

While all light-rail stations are Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessible, with features such as level boarding and lowered fare vending machines, the 50th Street Station features an enhanced pedestrian detection crosswalk signal, wider platforms and more gently sloped entries.

 

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