Feds grant $27.5M for Grand Canyon National Park shuttle bus fleet
National Park Service to receive grant under Bipartisan Infrastructure Law as part of $130.5 million investment package for seven projects of national significance. (Unsplash)
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration announced it would grant $27.5 million to the National Park Service for the Grand Canyon National Park Shuttle Bus Fleet Replacement project in Arizona.
The project includes 30 new buses — 10 new battery electric buses and 20 new compressed natural gas buses — to replace the current aging fleet and the installation of charging infrastructure to support the new electric buses.
An estimated 6 million people visit the park each year and use the free shuttle buses to access destinations throughout the Grand Canyon.
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Feds grant $27.5M for Grand Canyon National Park shuttle bus fleet
National Park Service to receive grant under Bipartisan Infrastructure Law as part of $130.5 million investment package for seven projects of national significance. (Unsplash)
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration announced it would grant $27.5 million to the National Park Service for the Grand Canyon National Park Shuttle Bus Fleet Replacement project in Arizona.
The project includes 30 new buses — 10 new battery electric buses and 20 new compressed natural gas buses — to replace the current aging fleet and the installation of charging infrastructure to support the new electric buses.
An estimated 6 million people visit the park each year and use the free shuttle buses to access destinations throughout the Grand Canyon.
The project is one of seven to receive federal grants totaling $130.5 million under FHWA’s Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Transportation Projects Program. The grants announced Thursday — which recognize transportation projects of national significance that serve Federal and Tribal lands — are part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda.
“The new bus fleet will ensure millions of people can continue to visit the park and enjoy this natural wonder, while also providing climate-friendly connections to the regional transportation network and linking visitors and local residents to other destinations throughout the region," said Federal Highway Administrator Shailen Bhatt.
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