{"id":2617,"date":"2018-05-29T12:42:08","date_gmt":"2018-05-29T16:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-clancytheys.pantheonsite.io\/?p=2617"},"modified":"2023-07-18T14:36:17","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T18:36:17","slug":"clancy-theys-joins-the-city-of-raleigh-to-celebrate-the-grand-opening-of-union-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clancytheys.com\/news\/clancy-theys-joins-the-city-of-raleigh-to-celebrate-the-grand-opening-of-union-station\/","title":{"rendered":"Clancy & Theys joins the city of Raleigh to celebrate the grand opening of Union Station"},"content":{"rendered":"
May 29, 2018<\/p>\n
On Monday, April 30, Raleigh city officials and residents gathered to celebrate the grand opening of Union Station, a new regional transportation hub built by Clancy & Theys and Skanska in association with Holt Brothers. The multi\u2010modal station in the heart of downtown Raleigh\u2019s Warehouse District will accommodate current and future demand for intercity passenger rail, commuter rail, buses, taxis and other forms of transportation.<\/p>\n
Union Station will replace the current Amtrak station on Cabarrus Street. The new station features a 920\u2010foot raised platform, a circular drive for dropping off and picking up passengers, and cost\u2010effective parking options. The raised platform is the first of its kind in North Carolina, allowing easy boarding for all passengers.<\/p>\n
City, state and transportation officials joined in the grand opening celebration. Several officials offered remarks at the event, including:<\/p>\n
Union Station features steel pillars and ceiling beams in the main hall, maintaining the look and feel of the old Dillon Supply warehouse around which the station was built. The station also offers 3,847 square feet of ground\u2010floor retail space, 6,262 square feet of office space, free slot gamesand a 2,702\u2010square\u2010foot retail or restaurant space with a rooftop patio on the third floor. This space has not yet been leased.<\/p>\n
Raleigh\u2019s train station is the second busiest in North Carolina. This new transportation hub will easily accommodate the current and growing ridership demand in the city.<\/p>\n
McHugh, who has visited many stations in his tenure at Amtrak, remarked, \u201cI will tell you that few match the vision, the grandeur, the utility and the basic this\u2010was\u2010built\u2010for\u2010the\u2010ages feel that this station possesses.\u201d<\/p>\n
Clancy & Theys was thrilled to be a part of the Union Station project, as it will support the growing and thriving Raleigh population, and we look forward to continuing to support the revitalization of the downtown area.<\/p>\n