Washoe County’s existing Kleppe facility in Nevada is located in a flood plain that has resulted in multiple evacuations over its 50 years.
construction is in progress,” he noted. The district’s largest cur-
rently used bus yard built in 1974 has flooded at least three times with even more evacuations due to threats of high water, Lee explained. The underground fuel tanks are antiquated and will no longer pass a tightness test.
da’s Washoe County School District has not yet begun, but the school board authorized the funds and approved the bidding process to begin this month. The approxi- mately $50 million project represents a big step forward, explained Scott Lee, director of transportation. “The project will be built in three phases because of the available space and having to continue to operate while
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They were recently shut down until they are replaced. There is also a $2.5 million maintenance backlog for the building and property. The new location away from the floodplain is a feature Lee said he is especially grateful to see. “There’ll be no more evacuations and working out of high school parking lots and job shacks while repairs are
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