Newly built bus station begins operations in Calexico

CALEXICO, Calif. (KYMA) - A state of the art bus station starts its operations in the Imperial Valley.

The new bus station in Calexico was in the works for more than 10 years.

Imperial County Transportation Commission Executive Director David Aguirre says the new facility will bring better service to people from both sides of the border.

"This location is substituting the location on Third and Paulin. We also have dial-a-ride services, we have our access transit services. We have our non-emergency transportation that's call med-trans and we also have Calexico on demand which is our news service in Calexico," said Aguirre.

The total price tag of the project was $20 million.

Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.) says he was able to bring $17 million from the federal government.

"The cleaner air means the students are going to get to school and workers are going to be able to get to work. There will be dedicated buses and pick up spots for farm workers in an organized orderly way," said Rep. Ruiz.

Calexico Mayor Victor Legaspi says the city is working with the transit system to have a safe place for customers.

"They have private security here and police will patrol general areas, we are going to look into that, but it's a good spot," said Mayor Legaspi.

Imperial County is also working in developing a smaller scale center by the Calexico East Port of Entry.