WeGo closes on Murfreesboro park‑and‑ride site; regional operator transition reported successful

WeGo staff reported that the agency closed on a parcel needed to build a permanent park‑and‑ride facility in Murfreesboro and will begin demolition of an existing building before constructing the lot and integrating it with the city transit center. According to the CEO’s report, the acquired parcel sits adjacent to Murfreesboro’s new transit center, and the agency will relocate the temporary parking currently used for regional service to that site. The 84 Murfreesboro Express is planned to operate out of the Murfreesboro Transit Center after relocation, enabling direct connections between regional and local services. Design and permitting work is underway with WeGo staff and the city of Murfreesboro. Separately, staff thanked operations teams for completing the transition of regional bus operations from the prior operator, Gray Line of Tennessee, to Anchor Bus. The CEO said the transition went smoothly and staff reported no significant service disruptions or large-scale trip cancellations. Staff also thanked Gray Line for its many years of service during the procurement and handover process. No board action was required; staff said design work, demolition and permitting tasks will proceed and that a future update on the Donaldson Station joint‑development project — an RTA project that will create a six‑bus‑bay transit center — may be presented to the MTA board once negotiations advance.