Mesa County, Colorado: Grand Valley Transit Will Buy Three Accessible Paratransit Buses for 758,691 Dollars, With a Federal Grant Covering 644,877 Dollars and Room for Five Wheelchair Positions per Bus
The Mesa County government in Colorado announced on November 13 that Grand Valley Transit will purchase three new accessible paratransit buses, with a federal grant covering most of the cost.
The Mesa County commissioners approved the 758,691 dollar purchase order at a public hearing on October 6.
Eighty-five percent of the cost comes from a Federal Transit Administration grant of 644,877 dollars, and the remaining 15 percent, 113,804 dollars, comes from the Grand Valley Regional Transportation Committee.
Each bus can carry up to 12 passengers and can be configured with five wheelchair positions, up from the usual two.
The buses run on compressed natural gas, part of it produced at the Persigo Wastewater Plant between Grand Junction and Fruita. The county said compressed natural gas buses cost about 30,000 to 50,000 dollars more than diesel buses, a difference offset by lower fuel costs.
(Source: Mesa County, Colorado)
Source: Mesa County, Colorado
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Photo: 图：一辆无障碍接驳巴士放下轮椅升降台，摄于犹他州锡安国家公园（资料图）。美国国家公园管理局，公共领域，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: An accessible shuttle bus deploying its wheelchair lift at Zion National Park, Utah (file photo). National Park Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
