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/global/transportation/home.page 2024-06-20 2024-06-20T19:30:00.000Z 03 30 pm Luis Espinoza [email protected] 305-992-8122 Miami-Dade County to break ground on state-of-the-art South Dade Transit Operations Center South Dade Transit Operations Center will support the new South Dade TransitWay and Bus Rapid Transit vehicles Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and Miami-Dade County Commission Chairman, Oliver G. Gilbert III, along with the Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTPW), elected officials and project stakeholders, will celebrate the groundbreaking for the new cutting-edge South Dade Transit Operations Center (SDTOC) project, the first of its kind in the United States. On Tuesday, June 25th, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and Miami-Dade County Commission Chairman, Oliver G. Gilbert III, along with the Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTPW), elected officials and project stakeholders, will celebrate the groundbreaking for the new cutting-edge South Dade Transit Operations Center (SDTOC) project, the first of its kind in the United States. The SDTOC is an innovative transit project that will meet the requirements for Envision Silver Certification. It will house and maintain a new fleet of 100 articulated battery electric buses. SDTOC will have dedicated areas for maintenance, parts storage, driver training, bus dispatch, cleaning, and detailing. In a major storm or emergency, the SDTOC can also be used as an Emergency Command Center for DTPW operations. It will also contain a solar component, reclaimed water system and native tree area demonstrating the County’s commitment to resilience and sustainability. Most importantly, it will serve as a vibrant economic hub creating more than 270 jobs in the greater Homestead area. This is the first major garage facility constructed in 40 years and critical to serving South Miami-Dade with closer, more expeditious and complete transit services. The project is scheduled to be completed in Summer 2026 with portions opening as soon as Summer 2025. no Daniella Levine Cava, Miami-Dade, Miami-Dade County Mayor Oliver G. Gilbert III, Miami-Dade County Commission Chairman Robert Wolfarth, Chair, Citizens’ Independent Transportation Trust Eulois Cleckley, Department of Transportation and Public Works Director and CEO Groundbreaking for South Dade Transit Operations Center SW 127 Avenue and Biscayne Drive, Homestead 06 25 2024 10 00 a.m. 00 a.m. For more information, please contact Greg Harleston at [email protected] or at 754-208-8826. 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South Dade Transit Operations Center will support the new South Dade TransitWay and Bus Rapid Transit vehicles

MIAMI-DADE ( June 20, 2024 )–

On Tuesday, June 25^th, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and Miami-Dade County Commission Chairman, Oliver G. Gilbert III, along with the Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTPW), elected officials and project stakeholders, will celebrate the groundbreaking for the new cutting-edge South Dade Transit Operations Center (SDTOC) project, the first of its kind in the United States.

The SDTOC is an innovative transit project that will meet the requirements for Envision Silver Certification. It will house and maintain a new fleet of 100 articulated battery electric buses. SDTOC will have dedicated areas for maintenance, parts storage, driver training, bus dispatch, cleaning, and detailing. In a major storm or emergency, the SDTOC can also be used as an Emergency Command Center for DTPW operations. It will also contain a solar component, reclaimed water system and native tree area demonstrating the County’s commitment to resilience and sustainability. Most importantly, it will serve as a vibrant economic hub creating more than 270 jobs in the greater Homestead area.

This is the first major garage facility constructed in 40 years and critical to serving South Miami-Dade with closer, more expeditious and complete transit services. The project is scheduled to be completed in Summer 2026 with portions opening as soon as Summer 2025.

Who:

Daniella Levine Cava, Miami-Dade, Miami-Dade County Mayor
Oliver G. Gilbert III, Miami-Dade County Commission Chairman
Robert Wolfarth, Chair, Citizens’ Independent Transportation Trust
Eulois Cleckley, Department of Transportation and Public Works Director and CEO

What:

Groundbreaking for South Dade Transit Operations Center

When:

June 25, 2024 — 10:00 a.m.

Where:

SW 127 Avenue and Biscayne Drive, Homestead

Editors Note:

For more information, please contact Greg Harleston at [email protected] or at 754-208-8826.

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