{"id":1128,"date":"2026-05-22T17:41:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T17:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=1128"},"modified":"2026-05-22T17:41:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T17:41:02","slug":"new-public-works-campus-opens-in-town-of-wendell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=1128","title":{"rendered":"New public works campus opens in Town of Wendell"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>WENDELL, N.C. (WNCN) \u2014 A new public works campus opened in the Town of Wendell Thursday, officials said.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=1124\">Pep Guardiola leaving Manchester City after the season: \u2018It\u2019s my time\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to Town of Wendell officials, the new building is more than 6,000 square feet, more than three times the size of the previous building, which was less than 2,000 square feet. It includes an employee breakroom and kitchen with seating for the department and training room with seating for up to 48, both missing from the previous building.<\/p>\n<p>The maintenance shop has gone from about 4,500 square feet to more than 10,000 square feet, featuring specialized bays for large vehicles and other uses, including more storage space, service areas for tires and air, new office space, and access to forklifts, according to town officials.<\/p>\n<div><div><ul><li><figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A new public works campus opened in the Town of Wendell Thursday, officials said. (Town of Wendell)\" class=\"wp-image-1126\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/17fd6ab6eb44ad5ba69f33ab6e5d7e99-1024x576.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/17fd6ab6eb44ad5ba69f33ab6e5d7e99-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/17fd6ab6eb44ad5ba69f33ab6e5d7e99-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/17fd6ab6eb44ad5ba69f33ab6e5d7e99-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/17fd6ab6eb44ad5ba69f33ab6e5d7e99-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/17fd6ab6eb44ad5ba69f33ab6e5d7e99-2048x1152.webp 2048w, https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/17fd6ab6eb44ad5ba69f33ab6e5d7e99-1280x720.webp 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption>(Town of Wendell)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li><figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A new public works campus opened in the Town of Wendell Thursday, officials said. (Town of Wendell)\" class=\"wp-image-1127\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0f1aac32b546d80f41791e0f2e73a2f1-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0f1aac32b546d80f41791e0f2e73a2f1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0f1aac32b546d80f41791e0f2e73a2f1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0f1aac32b546d80f41791e0f2e73a2f1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0f1aac32b546d80f41791e0f2e73a2f1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0f1aac32b546d80f41791e0f2e73a2f1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption>(Town of Wendell)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Officials said there will also be a static lift that can service vehicles up to 14,000 pounds and support routine maintenance, three drive-through bays with moveable lift arms that can service vehicles weighing up to 50,000 pounds such as limb trucks and bucket trucks, a wash and storage bay for the town\u2019s largest equipment, and room for multiple freeze-sensitive vehicles during freezing weather.<\/p>\n<p>According to town officials, the campus has concrete and asphalt surfaces to support full cleaning and stormwater protection and is supported by generator power.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=1122\">Manchester United makes Carrick permanent coach on 2-year contract<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Looking for more positive news in your day? Check out The Bright Side \u2600\ufe0f<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The new public works campus comes as Wendell sees a population growth, with officials expecting to have 29 full-time employees and three part-time employees by 2027.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis facility represents an investment not only in support of local infrastructure, but in the staff who serve our community every single day,\u201d Wendell Mayor Virginia Gray said in a statement. \u201cAs Wendell continues to grow, this new space puts our Public Works team in a wonderful position to grow alongside it, meeting one of our board\u2019s strategic goals to prioritize stewardship of both municipal and natural resources.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wendell Public Works Director Brian Bay said in a statement, \u201cThe project as a whole signals a massive improvement of our available capabilities and our planning ahead for Wendell\u2019s future. Our new campus gives the Public Works team a modern home where we can work together effectively while maintaining service reliability in any condition. We are very proud to unveil it and put it to work for residents.\u201d<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=1120\">NOAA releases 2026 hurricane season outlook<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new public works campus opened in the Town of Wendell Thursday, officials said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1125,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>New public works campus opens in Town of Wendell - Raleigh Moving News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=1128\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"New public works campus opens in Town of Wendell - 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