Schedule

The North County Transit District (NCTD) Board of Directors adopted the preferred location for the transit center in June 2003 following extensive work by an interagency technical advisory committee. The Conditional Use Permit for the project was approved by the City of Oceanside in September 2006. NCTD acquired the transit center property from the original developer of North River Village in 2007.

SANDAG began construction in April 2012 and completed the project in December 2013. Bus operations began at the transit center on February 2, 2014.

Budget

The total project cost was $9 million. Approximately $6.3 million was spent on planning, engineering, land acquisition, and off site improvements. The construction budget for the transit center was $2.7 million. Congress appropriated $1.85 million in Federal Transit Administration funds for the construction of the project, including $1.5 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Approximately $850,000 was secured through NCTD and local sources.