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Bullhead City reviews final plans for new transit facility; staff to pursue federal grants
Summary
City staff and Selberg Associates presented finalized designs for a transit terminal and maintenance facility near the Motor Vehicle Department, highlighting sawtooth bus bays, a maintenance shop and future expansion capacity; council was told the project remains contingent on federal grant funding and will return for approvals.
Bullhead City council members on Oct. 21 reviewed finalized plans for a transit facility and adjacent maintenance building to be sited near the Motor Vehicle Department on Hopas Drive and directed staff to pursue grants and return with formal requests for funding and construction approvals.
Transit Manager Michael Paluso, who presented the project history and schedule, said the contract for the design work was awarded in June 2023 and the plans were finalized in February 2025. "We had started this project, a long time ago, but we actually started this specific project, and awarded the contract back in June 2023," Paluso said, explaining a series of commission and public presentations that led to the current package.
Consultant Rob Sampson of Selberg Associates walked the council through site and building layouts, emphasizing safety, visibility and accessibility. The plan places five sawtooth bus stalls plus one longer stall intended to accommodate a Greyhound- or tour-bus–length vehicle, a public terminal with a glass-front lobby and ticketing/dispatch area, and a separate maintenance building with pull-through bays and a wash bay. Sampson said…
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