DASH has submitted plans to the city to build a new electric bus charging station at a city impound lot next to the transit company’s headquarters at 3000 Business Center Drive.
The open canopy structure is part of DASH’s goal to have a fully electric bus fleet by 2035. The garage would allow for parking, maintenance, and storage for 24 electric buses, according to the special use permit filed with the city. The Planning Commission will review the submission at its meeting on Thursday, Sept. 4.
Plans submitted by Arlington-based RRMM Architects show a 15,510-square-foot open-air steel canopy structure designed to accommodate 24 electric buses.
The improvements include:
- An open canopy structure (not fully enclosed) with a solid roof, surface parking and storage, access aisles, and an additional secure entrance to the site.
- A bioretention is proposed west of the proposed DASH facility to receive and treat runoff from these improvements before entering the existing detention pond.
- The facility and infrastructure has been designed for future expansion and improvements to ready the site to accommodate additional battery electric buses.
The proposed structure is 35 feet tall, and the total site area is one-and-a-half acres, according to plans submitted to the city. The general contractor for the project is Keller Brothers, a Maryland-based company, and the architect is RRMM Architects, based in Arlington.
If approved, construction would occur Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., and all hours on Saturday and Sunday, with five days’ prior notice and approval of the city.
