Tolar Manufacturing Company announced it was awarded a five-year contract to design and build transit shelters and street furniture for Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART) Authority in the greater Tampa area, according to the company's press release.

The contract includes replacing HART’s bus shelters with Tolar Manufacturing Company’s Signature Crescent series shelters. 

The Signature Crescent series shelters offer customizable options. For HART, the shelters will be fabricated to capture the agency’s branding, creating a true Sense of PlaceTM. The shelters will be equipped for the Tampa area humid climate, with back paneling, Mesa benches and lean rails, trash receptacles with rain diverters, and passenger amenities such as, UL-listed LED solar illumination.

“As Tolar celebrates its 30th year, it’s exciting to continue our long relationship with HART, and to provide them with easy to maintain shelters that improve passenger comfort with an updated modern look, that matches the Tampa landscape," said Scott Williams, Tolar Manufacturing Business development manager. "I’m pleased to be once again partnering with HART as we help continue improving the passenger experience over the next five years.”