For Immediate Release:
August
23, 2018
Monmouth County
Breaks Ground on
Heavy Equipment
Maintenance Building
FREEHOLD, NJ – Monmouth County officials today held a groundbreaking
ceremony marking the start of construction for a
new Heavy Equipment Maintenance Building
(HEMB) at the County’s Public Works Complex located in the Township of
Freehold.
The HEMB will provide space for
efficient repair and maintenance of Monmouth County’s fleet of various
vehicles, including highway vehicles, non-highway vehicles and heavy
construction equipment along with municipal vehicles through the County’s
Shared Services program.
“This new building will help
Monmouth County Public Works staff perform the necessary labor on the County’s
fleet of vehicles, which are being deployed for an increasing work load due to
our Shared Services programs,” said Freeholder Director Thomas A. Arnone. “We
are grateful to everyone who has assisted in the development of this project –
and look forward to utilizing the building when completed.”
The building will have all of the amenities needed to
maintain a fleet of heavy equipment and trucks, including two, five-ton capacity bi-directional overhead cranes,
lube oil/waste storage room, tool crib, tire storage
room and personnel space.
Construction of the building is
anticipated to be completed in Summer of 2019.