Construction is complete on a new facility at the Puritas-West 150th Street Red Line Rapid Station. The station, at 4200 W. 150th St., opened May 17, 2011. Ground was broken on May 27, 2009.

Much of the $9.54 million project was paid for with federal stimulus money in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. By law, federal stimulus money must be used for capital improvements, and cannot be used for operating expenses.

RTA Board action

On April 21, 2009, the RTA Board of Trustees approved four resolutions for the project:

• 2009-26: Awarding a $8.09 million contract to the Cold Harbor Building Co. of Chardon for general trades. About 20 percent of the work, or $1.62 million, will go to five Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) – Comm Steel, Denise Flagging, oyal Landscape, Western Reserve Interiors and Commercial Tile and Stone.
• 2009-27: Awarding a $1.04 million contract to the Ullman Electric Co. of Cleveland for electrical trades. About 20 percent of the work, or $41,974, will go to a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) – Jones Technological Enterprises Inc.
• 2009-28: Awarding a $212,600 contract to Reliance Mechanical LLC of Cleveland for plumbing trades. About 20 percent of the work, or $217,000, will go to two Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) – Cook Paving and US Communications.
• 2009-29: Awarding a $194,000 contract to E.B. Katz Inc. of Cleveland for HVAC trades. About 20 percent of the work, or $39,000, will go to a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) – the East-West Construction Co., Inc.

• A 2,500-square foot main entrance building with a brick grand foyer and a rounded portico outlined in sandstone.
• A 30-foot tower that houses two elevators for ADA access.
• A 130-foot bridge that brings passengers over the Rapid tracks to the boarding platform.
• A smaller, secondary entrance on the residential West 154th Street.
• New signage, and a new parking lot.