The Volcano transfer station will be expanded and undergo structural repairs as part of a $1.06 million project that broke ground Tuesday, county officials announced.
The new transfer station is designed to encourage recycling, and will be able to accommodate green waste recycling, a HI-5 redemption site and reuse operations in the years ahead as the county adds those services in rural communities.
Green Aina Engineering designed the project, which uses a design-build approach to allow the contractor to use lower-cost construction techniques. The contractor is William C. Loeffler Construction Inc.
The overhaul of the transfer station is necessary because the current facility was built with older construction techniques that included a wooden retaining wall. That wall has now deteriorated to the point where it is no longer structurally sound, according to the county Department of Environmental Management.
The project is expected to be completed by the summer.