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From YouTube: Newsmakers: Super Stop
Description
Newsmakers covers the installation of the canopy on the prototype Super Stop on Columbia Pike. This is the first of 24 Super Stops planned for the Columbia Pike corridor. When finished it will include heating, light, and screens with real time travel information for buses en route. Eventually the Super Stops are planned to serve the Columbia Pike Streetcar route. To learn more about the installation of Super Stops along the Columbia Pike bus route, go to www.ColumbiaPikeva.us and search on "Super Stops."
A
B
Is
the
culmination
of
years
and
years
of
planning
for
this
project?
The
Columbia
Pike
service
has
the
highest
ridership
in
Virginia,
that's
outside
of
a
rail
line.
We
carry
between
thirteen
fourteen
thousand
people
per
day
and
because
it
has
such
high
ridership,
the
idea
was
to
provide
amenities
similar
to
rail
service.
So
that
was
the
reason
for
the
starting
of
planning
for
a
super
stops.
Super
bus
stops
on.
A
C
We
have
long
awaited
installation
of
the
canopy
custom
structural
design.
It's
the
first
of
24
that
will
be
installed
along
Columbia
Pike
has
a
high-performance
coating,
which
is
guaranteed
to
last
50
years.
We'll
have
glass.
On
top
of
it
can't
wait
for
the
canopy
lighting
to
be
installed
and
it
lights
up.
The
whole
super
stop
very,
very
excited
when.
A
Completed
the
stop
will
be
Lynn
and
heat
it
and
it
will
feature
displays
with
real
time
travel
information
for
buses
in
route.
Ultimately,
the
super
stops
will
be
part
of
the
plan
streetcar
system,
but
for
now
officials
hope
this
stop
will
be
providing
Columbia
Pike
bus
passengers
with
state-of-the-art
amenities
by
the
time
winter
comes.
We.
B
Are
hopeful
we
are
keeping
our
fingers
crossed
that
within
the
next
30
to
45
days,
everything
will
be
completely
done
and
will
be
open.
You
know,
we've
run
into
issues
of
weather
and
because
this
is
a
prototype.
This
is
the
first
of
his
kind
in
the
region,
but
we're
hopeful
that
we're
close
to
the
end
now
that
we
have
the
canopy
here
we
have
the
pylon
supports
here.
So
those
are
the
biggest
and
the
main
features
of
the
super.
Stop
we
get
those
installed,
then
we
can
start
putting
everything
else
in
something.