1) Grand opening ceremony for Mountaineer Station on Monday A 500-space parking garage, commuter student lounge, bicycle storage and more will soon be available to the WVU community. A grand opening ceremony will be held to celebrate the new Mountaineer Station at 1112 Van Voorhis Drive (in front of the Health Sciences Center PRT station) on Monday, Oct. 19 at 10 a.m. The 7,000-square-foot Mountaineer Station features a 500-space parking garage for both permit and short-term use, a commuter student lounge with lockers, interior bicycle storage and showers, a waiting area for Mountain Line and campus bus passengers, direct access to the Health Sciences Center PRT Station, and information stations for Mountain Line and WVU transportation services. WVU Parking Management and the Department of Transportation and Parking*s administrative offices have also relocated to Mountaineer Station. U.S. Rep. Alan Mollohan, D-W.Va. and WVU President James Clements are scheduled to attend the grand opening as well as other campus and community leaders. There will also be an open house from 10 a.m. to noon to allow the general public to tour the new building, and cake and refreshments will be served. Seating will be available in the lobby for the public. The construction on Mountaineer Station began in October of last year and the project cost about $16 million with $5.1 million coming from a U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration grant. U.S. Rep. Alan Mollohan, D-W.Va. was instrumental in securing the federal funds for Mountaineer Station. For more information, visit http://transportation.wvu.edu ( http://transportation.wvu.edu/ )or call the office at 304-293-5502.