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GCTD Breaks Ground for 'Green' Facility
Gold Coast Transit District (GCTD), Oxnard, CA, broke ground May 10 for an operations and maintenance facility that will serve a fleet of up to 125 buses with an eight-bay maintenance and repair building, a CNG fuel station and bus wash while meeting LEED certification requirements.
“We have to keep our buses, equipment and facilities in good shape so that people can rely on public transit to get to work, school and appointments,” said GCTD General Manager Steven Brown. “This new facility is an example of how investing in transit will help us meet the needs of our riders for decades to come.”
Rep. Julia Brownley (D-CA) called the facility “an investment in both the future of transit serving Ventura County and the transit workers we depend on to keep a modern, efficient transit fleet in good working order.”
When it opens in late 2018, the new facility will replace a bus garage originally built in the 1970s for a much smaller fleet.
Architects Maintenance Design Group and RNL have designed the facility to meet California Green Building Standards Code (CALGreen) requirements and expect it to be LEED certified. It will feature energy-efficient lighting, low-flow water fixtures and day lighting for office areas and bus maintenance bays. In addition, the building will take maximum advantage of the sun and wind to decrease lighting, heating and air conditioning costs.
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Breaking ground for the Gold Coast Transit District’s new operations and maintenance facility are, from left, GCTD General Manager Steven Brown; Darren Kettle, executive director, Ventura County Transportation Commission; Rep. Julia Brownley; GCTD Board Vice Chair and Ventura County Supervisor John Zaragoza; and board Chair and Oxnard Councilmember Bryan MacDonald.
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