West Ox Bus Operations Center Project

Background

Fairfax County is constructing a new bus operations facility known as the West Ox Bus Operations Center. This facility is located in Western Fairfax County near the intersection of West Ox Road and Route 29. The site consists of three major buildings:

1. Administrative/Operations Building consisting of 14,929 GSF
2. Maintenance Building consisting of 43,266 GSF
3. Service Building (Fuel and Wash) consisting of 26,476 GSF

The total for Phase 1 of the project is 84,671GSF

The project is a joint use facility shared with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Metrobus operation and the Fairfax County Department of Transportation (FCDOT) FAIRFAX CONNECTOR bus contract service provider.

The facility is initially being designed (Phase 1) for a fleet of 175 buses of which 100 are allocated to Metrobus and 75 are allocated to the FAIRFAX CONNECTOR. The capacity of the facility can increase to 300 buses in a second phase for which funding has been identified, but not yet allocated. The process to consider expanding the facility's bus storage and/or parking capacity to 300 buses is in the formative stages and will be somewhat dependent on the recommendations of the Transit Development Plan to be completed in late calendar year 2009 and its adoption by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors.

Phase 1 of this project is scheduled for completion in Fall 2008. Please visit this link to view pictures of the West Ox Project from ground breaking to present.

Rendering of the West Ox Bus Operations Facility

 

Project Update - April 8, 2008

The overall project is approximately 66 percent complete. The concrete bus parking area is complete except for the block outs around the light pole locations. Concrete for the areas around the buildings are in progress. The base course of the employee asphalt parking lot is complete. The drywall in the Administration Building is complete and is ongoing in the Maintenance Building. The interior walls in the Administration Building have been primed and the painting and tile work in the restrooms are in progress. Permanent power has been connected for all three buildings. The overhead door installation for the Service Building is complete and is being finalized for the Maintenance Building. Exterior metal panels are being installed at the Maintenance Building and the flat roofs are being finished for all three buildings. All lifts have been installed except for the Mod 30 lifts. The mechanical, sprinkler, and electrical work are progressing with on-going commissioning of the systems.

 

West Ox Project Team Members