Tri-C-Campus District Station on the Red, Blue and Green lines

$7.5M Tri-C-Campus District Station rebuild will serve the Red, Green, and Blue Lines, featuring public art and 80% federal funding.

Tri-C-Campus District Station on the Red, Blue and Green lines

About this Project

CLEVELAND -- The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) is planning to build a new station on the site of the current station at 2820 East 34th Street.

It is now called the Tri-C-Campus District Station. The station serves the Red Line, Green Line and Blue Line. Overall project budget is $7.5 million.

Public art

According to federal guidelines, the Station has a public art budget of $70,000. In March, RTA issued a call for artists to submit proposals. The proposals were submitted by May 8. RTA's Public Art Committee will review the proposals on May 31.

Funding

  • 20 percent local
  • 80 percent Federal, from 5 Capital Grants
  • Total amount $6.015 million

  • A pedestrian walkway at the station entry plaza with clear signage and railings.
    A pedestrian walkway at the station entry plaza with clear signage and railings.
  • A daytime photo of the station's walking path with decorative railings, plants, and a bridge in the background.
    A daytime photo of the station's walking path with decorative railings, plants, and a bridge in the background.
  • A train passing through the station crossing, showing warning signals and barriers in action.
    A train passing through the station crossing, showing warning signals and barriers in action.
  • A wide-angle view of the landscaped plaza at the station with a ramp leading to the platform.
    A wide-angle view of the landscaped plaza at the station with a ramp leading to the platform.
  • A lower shot from the station with landscaping rocks and plants surrounding the station.
    A lower shot from the station with landscaping rocks and plants surrounding the station.
  • A train arriving at the station platform.
    A train arriving at the station platform.
  • A shot at the station from the top of the ramp.
    A shot at the station from the top of the ramp.
  • Aerial nighttime shot with lights illuminating the platform.
    Aerial nighttime shot with lights illuminating the platform.

Progress and Milestones

  • November 2014
    Community input

    RTA holds 3 public meetings to gather community input on the future of the East 34th Street Station and two stations on East 79th Street. All have low ridership.

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  • 2015
    Completed Analysis

    RTA completed a Transit Service Alternative Analysis, to assess options to best serve this area. The conclusion and Board direction was to move ahead with station design, while working with the City of Cleveland and local development agencies to increase density and transit-oriented development (TOD) around the station. This would help ensure that investment in a new station would yield positive results.

    completed
  • Design contract Awarded

    Board approved resolution 2015-78, and awarded a design contract to WPS (formerly known as Parsons Brinckerhoff) in an amount not to exceed $624,662.

    completed
  • Presented Design

    Preliminary design presented to RTA Board of Trustees.

    completed
  • Updated presentation

    Updated presentation on proposed station design.

    completed
  • Public Meeting

    Public meeting is set to discuss proposed design.

    completed
  • January 2017
    Station Design
    completed
  • Construction contract awarded

    RTA Board passes resolution 2017-22, and awards a $6.0 million construction contract to the Panzica Construction Co. of Mayfield Village. 80 percent of the work will be paid by the federal government. 12 Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) will share 15 percent of the work, or $902,259.

    completed
  • Ground-breaking ceremony
    completed
  • June 2017
    Construction begins

    Begin station construction. During construction, the Station will be closed to Red Line riders. Persons who need to use the Station can ride BlueLine / Green Line trains from stations at Tower City or East 55th Street.

    completed
  • Demolition

    Most of the Red Line heavy-rail platform will close, as crews demolish a portion of the heavy-rail platform, and begin to install foundations for the new light-rail platform.

    completed
  • Service suspended

    Service to the Red Line platform will be suspended.

    completed
  • April 2018
    Light-rail platform re-opened.
    completed
  • July 2018
    Red Line platform re-opened
    completed
  • September 2018
    New station opens

Team and Partners

Parsons Brinckerhoff
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Panzica Construction Co.
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