The SunLine Transit Agency in Thousand Palms, CA, recently broke ground for its new Administration Building and Transit Hub. The 25,000-square-foot facility is scheduled to be completed in the summer of 2014.

Funds for this project come from FTA, the California Transportation Development Act, and California Proposition 1B.

The construction project will bring jobs to the Coachella Valley. The bid required that the winning bidder—Doug Wall Construction—perform at least 10 percent of the work, which amounts to slightly more than $1 million for the firm. Firms throughout the valley are expected to see $5.7 million in subcontracted work.

Breaking ground for the SunLine Transit Agency’s Administration Building and Transit Hub are, from left, Jaqueline Lopez, representing state Assemblyman Manuel Perez; Marc Troast, district director for Assemblyman Brian Nestande; Joseph Pradetto, legislative assistant to Supervisor John J. Benoit; SunLine General Manager C. Mikel Oglesby; Desert Hot Springs Mayor Yvonne Parks, also vice chair of the SunLine Board of Directors; Greg Pettis, a member of the Cathedral City Council; and general contractor Doug Wall.