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“Yesterday a building permit was issued to the Municipality, another important step towards the renovation of the central part of the city. Following the execution of the project drawn up by the winner of the National Award Rolandas Palekas, the image of the station will radically change. Panevėžys it will have another modern, comfortable and representative public space, ”says city mayor Rytis Račkauskas.
According to Saulius Glinskis, chief architect of Panevėžys, the team that designed the new Panevėžys station is one of the strongest in Lithuania, so there is no doubt that Panevėžys will have one of the most modern bus stations in the country, distinguished by its architecture. solutions.
“The very idea of the construction project was inspired by the Japanese origami art form. The station will be an integral structure, after which the platform will be located, part of it will be planted. So nature and architecture seem to merge into one whole, creating a specific oasis, ”says S. Glinskis.
Arriving passengers will be greeted by the bus station not only in a modern building, a spacious waiting room adapted for the disabled, but also in a modern passenger information system. Information screens will be installed here, displaying current and real-time route information. In addition to the usual ticket sales, the box will also have a self-service terminal. It will allow you to pay with a bank card and buy travel tickets easily and quickly. An underground parking lot with 87 places for the disabled was also designed under the bus station, the municipality said in a statement.
When designing the bus station, a lot of attention was paid to maintaining safety and order in this part of the city. It is planned that buses enter the station from the Savanorių side, so it will be safer for pedestrians, disabled people, bicycles, vehicles, traffic crossings will be avoided. The technical project includes road safety measures, road signs, illuminated passages, new LED lights for stations and pedestrian paths, lights with a dimming function, video surveillance cameras, etc., small architectural objects will be installed.
The bus station building is designed in an irregular trapezoidal shape. The facades are provided with transparent glass, they will provide visual connections between the interior spaces and the exterior platform, this place will be the most friendly for pedestrians. The bus station is expected to be equipped with a passenger waiting room, lockers, driving room, baggage and parcel department, dispatch center, information service, sanitary and administrative facilities, etc.
More details will become clear during the implementation of the project itself. The bus station project is scheduled to take 3 years to complete. The city’s budget for him this year is 521 thousand. EUR. Construction works are scheduled to begin later this year.
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