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The final phase of a more-than-two-year construction project at Sacramento Regional Transit’s Watt/I-80 station is set to begin Tuesday, changing bus station access for a few months.
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The upper-level southbound bus stop — located on the west side of the station on the border of North Highlands and Arden Arcade — is scheduled to close for construction until about October, Regional Transit spokesperson Jessica Gonzalez said. The stairs and elevator to light rail platforms on that side also will be shut down.
Southbound bus riders who typically use the transit center will instead have to board buses at a stop on Watt Avenue near Longview Drive, in front of the Sacramento Inn & Suites. Routes 1, 26, 84 and 93 will be affected by the change.
The upper-level northbound bus stop, including the stairs and elevator leading to the stop, is scheduled to reopen Tuesday after being closed for construction. Northbound riders will no longer need to use the temporary stop near Wendy’s on Watt Avenue, and the temporary detour on Route 15 will end.
The improvement project at the Watt/I-80 Transit Center began in July 2024. Construction included widening the Watt Avenue bridge, building two open-air stairwells, upgrading on-ramps and creating a bus and pedestrian plaza. The improvements were intended to “attract more riders, accommodate additional bus service from other regional operators, and enhance the overall safety of the transit center,” according to the project webpage.
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The transit center work has coincided with a major Sacramento County road project along Watt Avenue. County officials in January marked the completion of more than $20 million in improvements to a three-quarter-mile stretch between Interstate 80 and Roseville Road.
That project resurfaced and widened Watt Avenue and added bike lanes, sidewalk improvements, landscaping and updated traffic signals. County officials described it as a “complete street” project designed to accommodate drivers, transit riders, cyclists and pedestrians.
Once construction is completed near the upper-level southbound bus stop, the transit center is expected to fully reopen.
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