PUEBLO, Colo. (KOAA) — Public transit buses in Pueblo are set to get an upgrade. Pueblo Transit received a $19 million grant to convert to a zero emissions fleet.
$16 million is from the federal government, and $3.2 million is matched from state funds. Pueblo Transit plans to switch to mostly hybrid buses in the next two years and then transition to hydrogen power cell buses after 2030.
They also plan to move from their downtown location and build a new transit facility to accommodate the new fleet. In total, they plan to have 26 buses running on renewable energy and have the entire fleet be zero-emission by 2050.
"With green energy, that's going to be less pollutants in the air for the community, it'll also let us vacate valuable property for reuse on the Riverwalk downtown," said Benjamin Valdez, Director of Transit for the City of Pueblo. "We're here to make the city move forward and to help the city move forward."
As of now, Pueblo Transit says there is no plan to increase fares.
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