The $8.5 million facility will include fueling, maintenance and storage areas for city vehicles and equipment, along with offices, lockers and a meeting area.

The project is expected to be finished by September 2008, and will replace an inadequate facility in Wai'anae that the city has been leasing from the state.

Future projects planned for the 15-acre site include a new facility for the Automotive Equipment Service and a new driver training facility.