The $104 million grant will pay for 100 buses and a technological conversion of the Cinder Bed garage in Virginia to house them.
A $104 million federal grant awarded to Metro on Monday will help the transit agency buy 100 electric buses and convert a Fairfax County bus garage into a facility that can support them, Metro officials said.The grant from the Federal Transit Administration was one of 130 totaling $1.7 billion that were handed out to transit systems across the country.
The grant “from the FTA is a testament to the importance of the federal government and regional partners joining together to support the transition to zero-emission buses that will help create a healthier, better environment,” Metro General Manager Randy Clarke said in a statement.Metro is partnering with Fairfax County on the conversion of the Cinder Bed Road bus facility.
“This project aligns with the county’s important goal of carbon neutral government operations by 2040 and is an investment in the region’s transit system and clean energy that will bring significant environmental and community benefit,” Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Jeffrey C. McKay saidFederal officials said the grant will be used to develop training programs for drivers, mechanics and first responders to familiarize them with electric buses.
Metro this month received its first shipment of fully electric buses to launch the first phase of its bus fleet conversion. The 12 new buses will operate out of Metro’s Shepherd Parkway Bus Division in Southwest Washington.Northern and Bladensburg bus garages are also being converted. Both will house, charge and support electric buses when complete, Metro said. Metro also plans to convert and rebuild its Western Bus Garage in Northwest Washington.
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