When Savannah Slept, Global Painting Worked

At 2 AM on a cold March night in downtown Savannah, most people were fast asleep. But at the Joe Murray Rivers Jr. Intermodal Transit Center — Savannah’s busiest bus station — the Global Painting crew was just getting started.

The Chatham Area Transit (CAT) station needed fresh curb painting and safety line striping across all four bus bays. The catch? The station serves thousands of commuters daily. There was no way to shut it down during business hours. The only option: work through the night.

Fresh yellow curb lines gleaming under the station lights — painted while Savannah slept

The Challenge: A 24/7 Transit Hub

The Joe Murray Rivers Jr. Intermodal Transit Center is the heart of Savannah’s public transportation network. Located in downtown Savannah, this modern facility handles CAT bus routes that connect neighborhoods across Chatham County. Buses pull in and out all day long, passengers board at numbered bays, and the concrete never stops seeing traffic.

Over time, the yellow safety curb lines and bus bay markings had faded from constant wear. Faded lines create safety hazards — drivers can’t see boundaries, pedestrians lose visual cues, and the station looks neglected. The city needed those markings restored, and they needed it done without disrupting a single bus route.

Before: Faded & Worn

Faded curb paint and worn-out safety markings across the bus bays before our crew arrived

The Solution: Overnight Commercial Painting

Global Painting specializes in projects that require creative scheduling. For the CAT Bus Station, we deployed our crew after the last bus pulled out for the night. Working under the station’s overhead lights, the team repainted every inch of yellow curb line, refreshed the crosshatch safety markings at bus bays 1 through 4, and striped the perimeter curbs along the fencing and entrance areas.

The work had to be precise. Transit facility markings follow strict municipal standards for color, width, and placement. Every line had to be straight, every curb edge clean, and every bus bay crosshatch pattern properly spaced. Our crew delivered.

Crisp new crosshatch safety markings at the bus loading bays

The Results: Safety Restored

By sunrise, the job was done. When the first morning commuters arrived, they were greeted by bright, clean safety markings throughout the station. The transformation was dramatic:

After: Fresh & Bright

Bus bays 2, 3, and 4 with fresh yellow safety markings — completed before dawn

Daytime verification — bright yellow curbs and markings with buses back in service

Why Commercial Properties Choose Global Painting

The CAT Bus Station project shows what sets Global Painting apart for commercial work in Savannah. We don’t just paint — we solve problems. When a facility can’t shut down, we work around the schedule. When the standards are strict, we meet them. When the deadline is tight, we deliver.

Whether it’s a transit center, parking garage, retail plaza, or office complex, Global Painting has the crew, the equipment, and the experience to handle commercial painting projects of any size across the Lowcountry.

Our Commercial Painting Services

Beyond curb painting and line striping, Global Painting offers a full range of commercial painting services in Savannah, Bluffton, Hilton Head, and throughout the Lowcountry:

• Curb painting and safety markings
• Parking lot line striping
• Interior and exterior commercial painting
• Office and retail space painting
• HOA and multi-unit property painting
• Warehouse and industrial painting