MST holds groundbreaking ceremony for South County Operations and Maintenance Facility

The Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST) chair, elected leaders and staff hosted a groundbreaking ceremony July 10 to celebrate what will become MST’s South County Operations and Maintenance Facility.

The project will support existing and future transit needs in the surrounding rural communities of Monterey’s South County. The 11,000-square-foot facility will primarily serve transit vehicles that serve southern Monterey County. The facility will support 35 staff in MST’s maintenance, administrative and bus driver functions. Forty buses will be operated from and maintained at the new facility.

The $13.5-million construction project will bring approximately 190 well-paying, local jobs to the area through direct and indirect activities. Project funding comes from the Federal Transit Administration, State of California SB 1 funds, as well TAMC Measure X and local funding.