Different versions of what Ann Arbor's new downtown Blake Transit Center will look like have surfaced over the past year.
With the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority ceremonially breaking ground on the project this week, AnnArbor.com requested digital copies of the latest renderings by DLZ Michigan.
Have a look:
A view of the Fifth Avenue entrance to the new Blake Transit Center.
Courtesy of AATA
A view of the north side of the new Blake Transit Center facing the federal building.
Courtesy of AATA
A view of the south side of the new Blake Transit Center facing the city-owned parking lot that abuts William Street.
Courtesy of AATA
The new and improved transit center is slated for completion by fall 2013 and is expected to cost about $8.1 million, mostly paid for by state and federal funds.
AATA officials said the Downtown Development Authority has offered the use of a portion of the adjacent surface parking lot for construction staging. AATA officials said they don't anticipate the need for any long-term closures of either Fifth or Fourth avenues.
The current transit center will remain open until completion of the new one, at which time it will be demolished. For more information, visit BlakeTransitCenter.com.
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