The George Washington Bridge Bus Station should have reopened at the end of 2016, but now that it is, a lot of weary commuters have received a huge quality of life improvement.
"After 2½ years of construction, the George Washington Bridge Bus Station reopened Tuesday morning [May 16]," report Katie Sobko and Sarah Nolan.
"The new terminal, which will welcome more than 13,000 commuters on weekdays, also offers a new waiting room that seats 125 people, with air conditioning and heat, a new gym, restaurants, shopping and a dentist's office," add the reporters.
The reopening of the bus station isn't the end of $200 million renovation project—the "tunnel between the terminal and the A line subway station on 175th Street is not open yet."
Read the full story: After years of construction, the GWB bus station reopens
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