DTA Receives $6.3M Grant to Buy New Buses

The Duluth Transit Authority is going green thanks to a multi-million dollar federal grant.

The $6,343,890 from the Federal Transit Administration will replace six diesel buses with zero emission fast charge electric buses, plus two fast charge stations.

“Tremendous news for the City of Duluth and for everyone in the community who uses mass transit,” said U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan. “As I told Transportation Secretary Anthony Fox when we began the application process last year, given its long cold winters, Duluth is probably the best city in the nation to demonstrate fast-charging electric bus technology. With this grant, Duluth will lead the way for other cold weather cities looking to incorporate sustainable technologies into their transit systems.”

A date has not been set for the purchase of the new buses.

The new multimodal transportation center is expected to be open in late November or early December.