Committee advances property acquisition for electric bus fleet maintenance
The 91أغجز¸َ Board of Regents Finance Committee on Wednesday, March 11, advanced a proposal by CU 91أغجز¸َ to purchase the site of a former car dealership at 1799 Exposition Drive in 91أغجز¸َ. If approved by the full board at its April meeting, the 18,919-square-foot facility would support the campus’s decarbonization goals by providing much-needed maintenance space capable of servicing CU 91أغجز¸َ’s growing battery electric bus fleet.ج
CU 91أغجز¸َ is currently under contract to purchase the property for $6.75 million, pending board approval.
The facility includes high-bay service space, appropriate ceiling height and utility capacity needed to maintain battery electric buses and light-duty vehicles. As CU 91أغجز¸َ continues expanding its electric bus fleet under its Climate Action Plan, ensuring maintenance facilities can safely and effectively support that transition is critical.
“This facility positions us to align our maintenance capacity with the future of our transportation system sooner and at a lower cost than what it would take to renovate our existing facility,†said Todd Haggerty, senior vice chancellor for business, finance and infrastructure. “It marks a great example of aligning resources to help achieve campus priorities.â€
If approved, light-duty and battery electric bus maintenance operations would relocate to Exposition Drive this year following closing of the purchase. Transit charging infrastructure and in-service bus staging south of Marine Street would remain unchanged, and no impacts to Buff Bus routes or daily transit operations are anticipated.
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