Newport Beach is purchasing a nearly 2-acre parcel on Campus Drive near John Wayne Airport that city officials hope can become the site for a new transit hub, serving an area that will soon be home to many more residents.

Today, Orange County Transportation Authority buses pick up and drop off passengers at the transit center near Fashion Island, but city leaders are eyeing that property as the future home of Fire Station 4, which is currently housed next to the police station on Santa Barbara Drive.

The city of Newport Beach, in collaboration with OCTA, will study whether this land parcel, at 3834 Campus Drive, near John Wayne Airport, in Newport Beach, CA, on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025 is a suitable location for a new transportation center. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SC

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