Bringing The World Home To You

© 2024 WUNC North Carolina Public Radio
120 Friday Center Dr
Chapel Hill, NC 27517
919.445.9150 | 800.962.9862
91.5 Chapel Hill 88.9 Manteo 90.9 Rocky Mount 91.1 Welcome 91.9 Fayetteville 90.5 Buxton 94.1 Lumberton 99.9 Southern Pines 89.9 Chadbourn
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

New Capitol Area Transit Bus Facility

Officials gathered in Raleigh today to christen a new Capitol Area Transit operations and maintenance facility. The facility is needed to accommodate a rise in demand on the city's bus fleet.

Andrew High is from congressman David Price's office. He says the money for the maintenance facility came from federal funds. High says it will help with more people using public transportation.

Andrew High: "Ridership is up 87 percent over the last decade. So this will help meet the need for additional ridership which is expected to grow, again, over the coming couple of decades. So there are already dealing with an increase and they have an expected increase in the future."

Construction started in October 2010. The 23-acre facility will hold 200 buses total. It is also apart of the city's 2030 comprehensive plan for a more livable community.

Stories, features and more by WUNC News Staff. Also, features and commentary not by any one reporter.
More Stories