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SolTrans board approves carryover funding after charger equipment damage delays electrification
Summary
The SolTrans board unanimously approved a revised FY25–26 capital budget to cover $1.1 million in remaining electric-bus charger costs after equipment damage delayed completion; staff said the work will be funded with previously programmed LC TOP funds and savings from a canceled inductive-charging project.
The SolTrans Board of Directors unanimously approved a revised fiscal year 2025–26 capital budget to carry forward costs for its fleet electrification project after equipment damage delayed completion. The board voted to reallocate previously programmed Low Carbon Transit Operations Program (LC TOP) funds and other budget savings to cover the remaining work.
Board members voted to adopt the amendment at the meeting after staff described a power-up incident that damaged equipment and halted work on some chargers. “We had a slight glitch in our electrification, when things were powered up. There was a piece of equipment damage has to be replaced,” a staff presenter said, adding the contract for the project had already been board-approved.
The amendment matters because the agency must pay outstanding contractor invoices and…
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