Bus shelter in Tamavua constructed with category 4 cyclone certification

The Fiji Roads Authority has constructed a bus shelter in Tamavua which has a category 4 cyclone certification.

Chief Executive Officer John Hutchinson says the bus shelter cost $34,940.70 from which $24,000 was funded by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter‑day Saints.

He says this is a prototype and in addition to labour and logistics the bus shelter has a cement footing, is made up of 90 percent steel, which is of grade 350 ‑ the best in the market and should last for about 50 years.

Hutchinson says the labour for steel costs more when compared to labour for concrete and timber, however, are necessary in an urban bus shelter in order to provide visibility whilst providing protection.

The clear acrylic boards used on the sides of the bus shelter prevents members of the public from not only getting wet during rainy weathers but it also prevents them from getting the direct effect of sunlight during the hot weather because it is UV Protected.

Meanwhile, another bus shelter is currently being constructed at Bureta Street in Samabula costing FRA $24,747.

The FRA has recently reviewed its bus shelter prototypes and as a result is designing three fit for purpose bus shelters to suit the volume of traffic and passenger requirements for urban arterial, urban collector and rural roads.