Under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, FTA has awarded nearly $5 billion in the past three years to replace and modernize transit buses on America’s roadways, building new technology with American workers. U.S. factories will produce more than 4,600 of these new buses.
The contract with AECOM calls for the conceptual, preliminary, and final engineering services and construction assistance services for Hilton Garage early construction work required to prepare the facility for a limited deployment of electric buses.
A key aspect to this initiative will explore how innovative technologies can be deployed to achieve a smooth transition to a zero emissions fleet. This study will identify the investments that are critical to a successful transformation of the bus network.
The agency remains on track to reach several goals set by 2032.
The limited deployment is part of Gov. Phil Murphy’s plan to combat the impacts of climate change by transitioning to zero-emission vehicles.
With city and state budgets radically reduced and questionable hope for federal or state stimulus funding, some are forecasting the end of the transit era.
The new dual-power locomotives will meet current EPA Tier IV requirements, reducing emissions when operating in diesel mode and running emission-free when operating in electric mode.
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