Westgate Transit Center

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 MetroRapid 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
Location2027 W. Ben White Blvd
Austin, Texas 78704
Owned byCapital Metro
Connections MetroBus 3, 30, 300, 311, 315, 318
MetroRapid 803[1]
Construction
Parking200 spaces[2]
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened2019[2]

The facility opened in 2019 after Capital Metro 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
  1. "Map" (PDF). www.capmetro.org. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  2. "Westgate Transit Center". Default.
  3. "New transit center opens serving South Austin". FOX 7 Austin. May 31, 2019.
  4. 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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