District 49 Transportation and Maintenance Facility
Why
District 49 is one of the fastest-growing districts in Colorado. District 49 covers the northeast portion of El Paso County and serves more than 21,000 students. With their growing numbers, District 49 retained RTA to plan and design a new Transportation and Maintenance building to serve their ever-increasing needs.
How
In a collaborative effort, RTA worked closely with District staff through work sessions, user groups, and site visits to help craft the best long-term solution for the District. A site was chosen on an existing sports field complex located between Highway 24 and Falcon Highway.
What
The project will be built in multiple phases with an initial phase of a 34,000-square-foot Operations/Maintenance building, visitor parking for 30 cars, and a secure, fenced bus parking lot for 175 buses. Subsequent phases will add additional office space and maintenance bays, fuel islands, a wash building, and additional parking for up to 300 buses and employee parking for 389 vehicles.
Project Details
Size: 33,928 SF, 12-acre bus parking
Cost: $13M (est.)
Design Details
- New construction
- Multi-phased project:
Phase 1 - Operations / Maintenance building, visitor parking for 30 cars, and a secure, fenced bus parking lot for 175 buses
Future phases - additional office space and maintenance bays, fuel islands, a wash building, and additional parking for up to 300 buses and employee parking for 389 vehicles. - Administration and Operations offices
- Maintenance work bays
- Fuel islands
- A wash building
- Separate visitor and employee entrances