A new contract with an advertising company will result in existing bus benches being upgraded — and up to 100 new ones installed — around Port Coquitlam.
The city sealed the five-year deal with Pattison Outdoor Advertising this fall to replace 58 benches and add 40 new benches in the first year; another 10 will go in each year for the remainder of the contract plus up to 15 new non-advertising benches at various sites.
PoCo currently has 235 transit stops, of which nearly half have benches or shelters. That number will rise to 84% under the new agreement with Pattison, which ends 2023.
