The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration has entered into an $81.3 million agreement with New Flyer of America Inc., for the purchase of 140 clean-diesel buses to further improve service on the BaltimoreLink transit system.
The 140 Xcelsior clean-diesel buses are 40-foot-long, heavy duty transit coaches that will roll out on Baltimore-area streets starting in 2018 to support CityLink and LocalLink bus routes, which form the core of MDOT MTA’s BaltimoreLink system.
“We’re excited to add the new vehicles, which will further modernize our fleet of buses and enhance service reliability for the thousands of people who ride our CityLink and LocalLink bus routes each day,” said MDOT MTA Administrator Kevin Quinn. “As BaltimoreLink connects people to where they live, work and play, expanding our fleet with clean-diesel buses will improve the environment and go a long way to providing public transportation that will strengthen our communities.”
New Flyer is the largest transit bus and motor coach manufacturer and parts distributor in North America and has built nearly 800 buses for MDOT MTA since 2004.
