Sisson said the buses usually plug in two to three times a day to get temporary charges with a full charge done at night after they are out of service. A grant is in process to add two more, Sisson said.Īn exterior charging port for the buses allows them to be able to provide service all day. The bus fleet includes six electric buses. The facility includes a drivers’ lounge, dispatch center, three-bay bus maintenance shop and parking for 20 fixed-route buses and 20 paratransit buses, with additional room to add more buses during the summer season. He said it was not uncommon for a driver living in the Lewes area to drive to Georgetown to pick up their bus and then travel back to the Lewes area to start their route or make a paratransit stop. Sisson said the new facility also helps to improve efficiency. “This is much more functional for operators and drivers,” Thatcher added. The facility also replaces an outdated operation at the Rehoboth Park & Ride, which included a more than 25-year-old trailer for drivers and an old building for maintenance. John Sisson, CEO of Delaware Transit Corporation, said the facility answers a great need for the DART system to keep pace with growth in the Cape Region. It joins the 248-parking-space park and ride, ticket and information booth, and area bus hub, which has been open since May 2017.īill Thatcher, project manager, said all that remains is completion of the bus wash system and the required inspections to open the fuel depot. Within three weeks, the new DART First State Maintenance Facility south of Five Points along Route 1 in Lewes will be fully operational.Ĭompletion of the $2.1 million facility is Phase 2 of the Lewes Transit Center overall plan.
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