DART to Install 10 New Bus Shelters

DART will install 10 new bus shelters after the DART Commission approved a contract for the work at its November 4 meeting. Work on the shelters will be completed this winter as weather permits.

9 of the 10 new shelters will feature unique art displays from local and national artists, thanks to grant funding from Bravo Greater Des Moines, Central Iowa’s regional arts council.

Shelters will be installed at the following intersections:

Des Moines

• 6^th Ave. & Indiana Ave.
• 6^th Ave. & Forest Ave. (Northbound & Southbound)
• Ingersoll Ave. & 21^st St.
• Ingersoll Ave. & 23^rd St. (Eastbound & Westbound)
• Ingersoll Ave. & 26^th St. (Eastbound & Westbound)
• SW 9^th & Park Ave.

Windsor Heights

• University Ave. & 63^rd St.

In addition, materials for 12 more art shelters have been ordered. Construction on those shelters is set to begin in 2026.

Bus shelters are one of the amenities DART riders request most because they make transit safer and more comfortable, especially during extreme weather.

After these shelters are installed, DART will have nearly 40 art shelters throughout major transit corridors in both urban and suburban communities, featuring artwork by both local and national artists. Costs associated with the structural components of the shelter are paid for through federal funds from DART’s capital infrastructure budget.

Read more about DART’s art shelter program.