| October 5, 2006
(Boston, Mass.) Gannett Fleming, an international planning, design, and construction management firm, was selected by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) to provide engineering and environmental services for a bus maintenance and multi-modal transportation facility in Medford, Mass.
The Wellington Bus Maintenance Facility and Parking Garage will replace two older bus facilities for an estimated cost of $120 million. This state-of-the-art facility will maintain as many as 250 buses and offer covered storage for buses housed at the site. A new multi-level parking garage will be located above the bus storage area, providing parking for more than 1,200 cars.
“This complex will address the needs of a modern fleet with an environmentally friendly design,” explained Mike Haire, director of Gannett Fleming’s Transit and Facilities Department in New England. “It will accommodate both standard and 60-foot-long articulated buses that are designed with low floors for increased accessibility.”
Haire added: “This modern facility will be compatible with the state’s goals of transit-oriented growth; accommodate all modes of surface transportation, including buses, rapid transit, automobiles, pedestrians/bicyclists, and taxis; as well as provide safe and convenient access to the area.”
For more information, please contact Don Nicholas, P.E., at (781) 380-7750 or via e-mail.
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