Plans are underway in Los Lunas for the construction of a new transit center that will belong to the Rio Metro Regional Transit system.
As planned, the one-story center will be specifically designed to house administrative offices and will go up on a 3-acre site close to the intersection of New Mexico State Road 47 and New Mexico State Road 6.
It is expected that the new facility will measure around 8,000 square feet and will also include storge space and a vehicle prep area.
Rio Metro has been wanting to build the Los Lunas facility for the better part of a decade, with funding for the two-phase project coming through a Federal Transit Administration grant secured two years ago.
Work on the two-phase project, which is being designed by Studio Southwest Architects of Albuquerque, is expected to launch in December with a fall 2022 completion date.
The second phase of the project will see the construction of a fueling station and two maintenance bays, as well as a general yard expansion.
The Rio Metro Regional Transit District is the regional transit provider for Bernalillo, Sandoval, and Valencia counties and operates a Los Lunas station stop located at 101 Courthouse Road SE, just over 2 miles to the west of Rio Metro’s new planned office facility.
By Garry Boulard
