Greenville, South Carolina's Greenlink opened a new maintenance facility that gives the agency room to expand as they are preparing to increase their services to keep up with area growth and help bring communities together. Take a look at photos of the facility, as well as some of the agency's CNG buses.
Greenlink's New Maintenance Facility, Buses in Photos
Greenlink’s new maintenance facility is stocked with all of the equipment mechanics need to keep the fleet running smoothly, including setups to help them maintain electric buses.
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The facility was planned to include compressed natural gas fueling and an increased number of electric bus chargers to allow for more utilization of alternative fuels.
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Greenlink’s new maintenance facility features a shop area large enough to allow for the expansion of their fleet and has everything needed to maintain and fuel alternative fuel buses.
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The City of Greenville contributed $1.4 million to the project, and Greenville County agreed to donate the 26-acre property on which the facility was built.
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When planning the new facility, the agency and the transit agency saw an opportunity to continue moving away from a pure diesel fleet.
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The project started after a comprehensive operations analysis in 2017 and a transit development plan was established in 2018.
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Greenlink’s new 26-acre maintenance facility gives them plenty of room to maintain their current fleet while allowing for them to expand their service and implement more alternative fuel vehicles.
Photo: Greenlink/J and D Images
Greenlink’s new maintenance facility features a shop area large enough to allow for the expansion of their fleet and has everything needed to maintain and fuel alternative fuel buses.
Photo: Greenlink/J and D Images
Overall, the facility is a big step up from their previous one, and they hope that the facility's quality will help bring in new employees.
Photo: Greenlink/J and D Images
The process of selecting the site of the new facility began in 2015 when Greenlink looked at nine locations to potentially construct a new maintenance facility.
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To implement all of their proposed service expansions, Greenlink will need an expanded workforce both behind the wheel and behind the scenes.
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The land donation was finalized in 2020, allowing the new facility to be constructed.
Photo: Greenlink/J and D Images