 CAPTION: Breaking ground for Church Street Station, Hazleton’s new intermodal center, are, from left: Jerry Palko, Berger Construction Company; Dominic Yannuzzi, Alfred Benesch and Company; Bob Fiume, former director of Hazleton Public Transit; Joseph Yannuzzi, Hazleton City Council president; Hazleton Mayor Lou Barletta; State Sen. Raphael Musto; Michele Mahovich, representing State Rep. Todd Eachus; Bob Sharp, PennDOT; Donna Palermo, Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce president; George Hludzik, Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce chairman of the board; Renee Craig, acting director of Hazleton Public Transit; and John Koury, The Quandel Group, Inc. For Immediate Release Date: August 29, 2008 Contact: The Office of the Mayor @ 570-459-4910 Hazleton Mayor Lou Barletta, joined by local, state and federal transportation officials, Sen. Raphael Musto and representatives from the Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce and CAN DO, broke ground today on the $12 million first phase of Church Street Station, the city’s new intermodal center. The transportation center, which will stretch from Church Street to Laurel Street, just one block south of center city’s Broad Street (Route 93), will provide residents of Greater Hazleton a central hub for local, regional and long-distance bus transportation and help alleviate traffic congestion. |