The Federal Transit Administration has awarded more than $18 million to the Utah Transit Authority to replace old diesel-powered buses with a new electric fleet, part of a grant awards program for low- and no-emission buses and facilities.
The money could fund about 15 battery-electric buses, set to be housed at the authority’s Meadowbrook facility in South Salt Lake.
“This project will reduce harmful emissions, while serving disadvantaged communities within Salt Lake County,” an announcement from the Federal Transit Administration reads.
The new vehicles would add to a fleet of 34 electric buses that UTA already operates, and four more the authority is expecting next year, said Hal Johnson, director of innovative mobility solutions at UTA.