RIPTA lands $25M federal grant to purchase new hybrid buses

THE R.I. PUBLIC TRANSIT authority will soon be adding up to 25 hybrid buses after securing a $25 million federal grant to help replace its aging fleet. / PBN PHOTO / MICHAEL SALERNO

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Public Transit Authority has received a $25 million federal grant through the Low or No Emission Grant Program to acquire up to 25 hybrid busses, the state’s Congressional delegates announced Tuesday. The funding, part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will help replace some of RIPTA’s oldest buses in its roughly 230-vehicle

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