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Asheville staff recommend reserving Army Reserve site for future transit maintenance facility; project estimated at $60M
Summary
Staff recommended retaining the city-owned 224 Louisiana Ave (Army Reserve site) as a candidate for a new transit maintenance facility to accommodate future fleet growth; a 2021 study inflated to 2025 prices yields an estimated $60 million project with a likely FTA Bus and Bus Facilities grant opportunity (80/20 match implying ~$12M local share).
City staff told council they recommend retaining city-owned land at 224 Louisiana Avenue as a candidate site for a new transit maintenance facility to meet long-term fleet needs.
Walter Eerd, interim director of Capital Management, presented prior planning work showing that the transit maintenance site at 360 West Haywood (3.4 acres) is at capacity. "We literally cannot grow because we cannot fit more buses on the site," Eerd said, noting prior studies (2018 master plan; 2021 operational study) that estimated an 80-bus fleet could require roughly 6.8 to 13.9 acres. Staff…
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