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Over two hundred people gathered at the new Fall River Transportation Center on June 21, 2013 for its dedication to former Southastern Regional Transit Authority (SRTA) administrator Louis D. Pettine. SRTA Administrator Erik Rousseau introduced Fall River Mayor and SRTA Advisory Board Chair William Flanagan who noted that the project was completed on time and on budget. "We're really improving transportation within our community," noted Flanagan. He and other speakers that included Federal Transit Administration's deputy regional administrator Peter Butler, Susan Pettine, Louis Pettine's wife of 43 years, State Senator Michael Rodrigues, and State Representative Patricia Haddad. The handicapped accessible facility includes a conference room, news store/candy shop, police satellite office, restrooms and a separate outdoor entrance for a coffee shop with separate restrooms. Click here for a four-minutes  video of Mayor Flanagan's remarks. Click here for the Herald News article about the event. For more information about SRTA, contact Erik Rousseau at 508-999-5211.
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(Top row, center) State Senator Michael Rodrigues talks with State Representative Patricia Haddad outside the Center. (Top row, right) SRTA Project Manager Amanda Racine and ADA Coordinator Maritza Riveira greet Fall River City Councilor Raymond Mitchell. (Row two, left) Fall River Mayor William Flanagan is introduced to Martha Vineyard's Transportation Authority administrator Angela Grant by Worcester RTA Administrator Stephen O'Neil and Brockton BAT Administrator Ray LeDoux. (Row two, right) Former Fall River Mayor John Mitchell and State Representative Alan Silva pose for a photo. (Row three) Citizens for Citizens Executive Director Mark Sullivan greets Senator Rodrigues as the crowd of over 200 gathers in the large facility. (Bottom row) Mayor Flanagan, who also serves as the SRTA Advisory Board Chair, greets the audience, including memers of the Pettine family, right. |
