FACILITY TO BOOST VALUE OF TRANSIT GROUNDBREAKING FOR 150-BUS YARD.Byline: Heather MacDonald Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - Grabbing gold shovels and posing for flashing cameras, city and local officials broke ground Friday on a new bus yard that will allow Santa Clarita to expand its public transit system. ``This facility will go a long way toward saving time and money and improving bus service throughout Santa Clarita,'' said Mayor Cameron Smyth Cameron Smyth is a Republican who has represented Califoria's 38th Assembly district since December of 2006. He succeeded Keith Richman who was term limited. Prior to being elected to the state legislature, Assemblyman Smyth served on the Santa Clarita City Council, where he . Once completed, the 150-bus yard will allow officials to consolidate Santa Clarita Transit's operations, saving $1.1 million in costs and making bus service more efficient, Smyth said. The city paid $5.4 million for the 12-acre Valencia property in 2001, and the total cost of the facility is expected to top $36.2 million. The city is using a combination of state, federal and local funds, officials said. City officials also tout Tout To promote a security in order to attract buyers. tout To foster interest in a particular company or security. For example, a broker might tout a security to a client in the hope that the client will purchase the security. the transit maintenance facility in the Rye Canyon Business Park as the most environmentally friendly Environmentally friendly, also referred to as nature friendly, is a term used to refer to goods and services considered to inflict minimal harm on the environment.[1] construction project ever built by Santa Clarita. The walls of the administration building will be insulated in·su·late tr.v. in·su·lat·ed, in·su·lat·ing, in·su·lates 1. To cause to be in a detached or isolated position. See Synonyms at isolate. 2. with straw bales A straw bale is a bundle of straw tightly bound with twine or wire. Bales may be square, rectangular, or round, depending on the type of baler used. When bales are used to build or insulate buildings, the straw bales are commonly finished with plaster. to cut down on heating and cooling costs, said Santa Clarita Engineering Technician Description An engineering technician is a person who has relatively practical understanding of the general theoretical principles of the specific branch of engineering in which they work. Engineering technicians solve technical problems. Carla Zeiler. ``It is also a way of recycling a material that would otherwise just be sent to a landfill,'' Zeiler said. A raised floor will house wiring and air ducts and be covered with a carpet made of recycled fibers, Zeiler said. Bathrooms at the facility will feature extremely low-flush toilets, and all urinals will be waterless, Zeiler said. Most materials used to construct the 73,000-square-foot building and bus bays will be purchased locally to reduce truck trips on city roads and diesel emissions and pump up the local economy, Zeiler said. In addition, companies constructing the bus yard will be required to use concrete with lower cost additives and recycle a large part of their leftover materials and waste, Zeiler said. Heather MacDonald, (661) 257-5257 heather.macdonald(at)dailynews.com |
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