The CNG buses will be the first MCI models in LADOT’s fleet, and the order includes an option for 11 additional vehicles after deliveries begin in the third quarter. Each coach will seat 49 passengers on the City’s Commuter Express system that connects outlying suburban districts with Downtown Los Angeles and other employment centres including Century City, Westwood, LAX, El Segundo, Pasadena, Glendale, Burbank and Encino.
LADOT, with the second largest fleet in Los Angeles County, is using Federal Transit Administration grants for 70 percent of the funding for the replacement of a majority of the 94 older, heavy-duty diesel buses old Commuter Express buses, which are among LADOT’s oldest equipment on the road. The total value of the 84 MCI bus order is USD 59,220,000.
“We are happy to offer these new state-of-the-art coaches. The City is proud to work with MCI to offer clean air commuter bus service to our residents, in support of our Mayor’s goal to make Los Angeles the largest ‘Green’ city in America,” said LADOT interim general manager Amir Sedadi.
Source: Motor Coach Industries
