PIN 5765.20 Purchase of Battery Electric Buses & Charging Infrastructure (CMAQ)

New Project

The Greater Buffalo-Niagara Regional Transportation Council (GBNRTC), the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for Erie and Niagara Counties, is proposing to amend the 2023-2027 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) by adding one (1) new project.

This project will provide for the purchase of Battery Electric Buses and charging infrastructure that will replace life and mileage expired vehicles.

The Initial Project Proposal (IPP) form is attached.

The total project cost is $6.25M ($5M CMAQ + $1.25M Local Match (NFTA). Fiscal constraint is maintained.

The obligation date will be 10/1/24.

The GBNRTC is currently in consultation with the Interagency Consultation Group for Air Quality Conformity (ICG) for a Transportation Conformity determination. Proposed exemption code B10 - Purchase of new buses and rail cars to replace existing vehicles or for minor expansions (< 10%) of the fleet.

Public comments will be received for 30 days from 10/24/24 until Close of Business (COB) on 11/24/24.

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