A new transportation facility on Osceola County’s west side is expected to shorten school bus travel and support drivers as students return to class, reported Click Orlando News. According to the news report, the School District of Osceola County opened the Transportation and Operations Facility in an area experiencing rapid population growth. Watson said the on-site maintenance center will eliminate the need to send buses to the district’s central transportation facility in another part of the county. Superintendent Mark Shanoff, who toured the facility before the start of the school year, said the district designed it with transportation employees in mind. Related: Florida School District to Host Transportation Hiring EventRelated: Stuff the Bus Event Provides Supplies for More Than 16,000 Tennessee StudentsRelated: Pennsylvania School Bus Transportation Company Hosts Hiring EventRelated: Go Riteway Hosts ‘Drive the Bus’ Events Amid Wisconsin Driver Shortage