In Transit: A Trio of Sloped Roofs Covers New Bus-Maintenance Facility
The Mendocino Transit Authority (MTA) says it services a population of 90,000 across a 2,800-mile swath of northern California. Its vehicle fleet logs more than 881,000 miles annually.
With numbers like that, it's imperative to have a state-of-the-art shop to keep buses running in top shape. In August 2012, the Mendocino County agency dedicated its new bus-maintenance facility in the county seat of Ukiah. The 17,196-square-foot structure features maintenance bays along with fueling and vehicle wash areas, plus storage space. The activities performed inside may seem ho-hum, yet the same adjective can't be applied to the facility’s exterior, which includes insulated metal roof and wall panels from Kingspan.