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Chicago: CTA to Buy 125 More Buses as Part of Modernization Program
IL: CTA to Buy 125 More Buses as Part of Modernization Program
JON HILKEVITCH ON AUG 11, 2015
SOURCE: CHICAGO TRIBUNE
Aug. 10--The CTA said Monday it will buy 125 more Nova buses to replace 15-year-old buses -- the oldest buses in the roughly 1,800-vehicle fleet.
The $68.5 million purchase, which is expected to be approved by the CTA board Wednesday, is an add-on to a $220 million bus modernization program that is in the process of bringing 425 new buses to the transit agency since 2011, officials said.
A combination of mostly federal funds and CTA bond revenue is being used to buy the buses, the CTA said.
The majority of CTA buses in the current rolling stock are 40-foot and 60-foot buses manufactured by New Flyer Industries Inc., based in Canada. .................(more)
http://www.masstransitmag.com/news/14071188/cta-to-buy-125-more-buses-as-part-of-modernization-program