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The
George
Washington
Bridge
Bus
Station
is
a
commuter
bus
terminal
located
at
the
east
end
of
the
George
Washington
Bridge
in
the
Washington
Heights
area
of
Manhattan
in
New
York
City,
New
York.
The
bus
station
is
owned
and
operated
by
the
Port
Authority
of
New
York
and
New
Jersey.
On
a
typical
weekday,
approximately
20,000
passengers
on
about
1,000
buses
use
the
station.
The
building,
an
example
of
1960s
"urban
renewal,"
has
been
described
as
a
blight
on
its
surrounding
environment
and
"a
brutal
assault
on
the
senses."
Its
upper-level
bus
ramps
cross
Fort
Washington
Avenue,
blocking
light
and
the
George
Washington
Bridge
view.
Major
renovations,
including
an
expansion
of
retail
space
from
30,000
to
120,000
square
feet
(3,000
to
11,000
m²),
began
in
late
2013
and
were
expected
to
cost
more
than
US$183
million.
Although
scheduled
to
be
completed
in
early
2015,
the
renovated
station
reopened
on
May
16,
2017,
two
years
behind
schedule,
$17
million
over
budget,
and
still
unfinished.
The
station
is
built
over
the
Trans-Manhattan
Expressway
(Interstate
95)
between
178th
and
179th
Streets
and
Fort
Washington
and
Wadsworth
Avenues
and
features
direct
bus
ramps
to
and
from
the
upper
level
of
the
bridge.
The
building
was
designed
by
noted
Italian
engineer
Pier
Luigi
Nervi
and
is
one
of
only
a
few
buildings
he
designed
outside
of
Italy.
It
opened
January
13,
1963,
as
a
replacement
for
a
series
of
sidewalk
bus
loading
areas
between
166th
and
167th
streets
further
south.
The
building
is
constructed
of
huge
steel-reinforced
concrete
trusses,
fourteen
of
which
are
cantilevered
from
supports
in
the
median
of
the
Trans-Manhattan
Expressway,
which
it
straddles.
The
building
contains
George
Washington
and
Othmar
Amman's
murals
and
busts,
the
civil
engineer
who
designed
the
bridge.
The
building
received
the
1963
Concrete
Industry
Board's
Award.
The
building's
roof
trusses
have
been
described
as
resembling
butterflies,
as
seen
in
aerial
views.
The
entire
facility
is
wheelchair-accessible.
A
renovation
of
the
terminal
began
in
late
2013,
after
years
of
delays.
It
was
expected
to
cost
US$183
million.
The
project
was
a
partnership
between
the
Port
Authority
and
a
private
company
known
as
GWBBS
Development
Venture,
LLC.
Tutor
Perini
received
a
$100
million
construction
contract
in
August
2013.
The
renovated
building
was
to
be
improved
with
better
access
to
local
subway
stops,
displays
of
bus
departure
and
arrival
times,
central
air
conditioning,
and
full
ADA-compliant
accessibility
to
those
with
disabilities.
It
will
increase
retail
space
from
30,000
to
120,000
square
feet
(3,000
to
11,000
m2),
with
large
tenants
like
Marshalls,
Key
Food,
and
Blink
Fitness.
The
renovated
station
reopened
on
May
16,
2017,
two
years
behind
schedule,
$17
million
over
budget,
and
still
unfinished.
The
contractor
Tutor
Perini
has
filed
a
$120
million
lawsuit
against
the
Port
Authority
over
"delays
and
cost
overruns"
incurred
on
the
project.
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