Project 2: Transit Vehicle Expansion & Replacement Project

Project Details

Transit Vehicle Expansion & Replacement Project, will purchase up to 16 buses to replace existing vehicles that have reached the end of useful life. The funding may be used to purchase revenue vehicles and/or support vehicles and/or used to match funding for state and/or federal grants to acquire additional transit vehicles, as required.

Project Updates

Two 40’ Low Floor Hybrid BRT Plus heavy duty buses ordered December 2017 were delivered early and were put into the fleet on March 2019.  Two 40’ Low Floor Hybrid BRT Plus heavy duty buses ordered October of 2018 were delivered 90 days early and were put into the fleet on February 2020.  Two 35’ Low Floor Hybrid BRT Plus heavy duty buses ordered in August of 2019  were delivered four months early and were put into the fleet on August 19, 2020.

 All of the buses ordered and/or received to date were paid with 90% matching grant administered by GDOT.

-Currently waiting on additional GDOT grant funding before ordering any additional buses.

Key Project Statistics

  • Program Manager: Jacobs Engineering
  • Sponsor: Leisure Transit
  • SPLOST Budget: $3,920,191
  • Grants: $4,044,133
  • Total Budget: $7,964,324
  • Total Cost to Date: $4,493,626
  • Completion Date:  TBD