Feds award Centro $9 million to buy buses for new Syracuse rapid transit lines

Feds award Centro $9 million to buy buses for new Syracuse rapid transit lines

Washington – The federal government has approved a $9.3 million grant for Centro to buy new buses for its planned rapid transit lines, bringing a massive overhaul of bus service in Syracuse a step closer to reality.

Centro awarded federal funding to purchase nine low-emission buses for BRT system

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Central New York Regional Transportation Authority (Centro) will use a federal grant of more than $9 million to buy about nine low-emission buses for its upcoming […]

REPRESENTATIVE MANNION ANNOUNCES $9.28 MILLION FEDERAL GRANT

SYRACUSE, NY — Representative John W. Mannion today announced a $9.28 million federal grant to purchase new low-emission buses for the Central New York Regional Transportation Authority’s (CENTRO) Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system. The funding, awarded through the Federal Department of Transportation’s Low- or No-Emission Program, will allow CENTRO to purchase custom-designed, compressed natural gas (CNG) buses built specifically for BRT service. T…