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Council approves carryover funds for Montebello Bus Lines capital projects
Summary
City council authorized carryover funding for Montebello Bus Lines capital improvements including fare-system modernization, surveillance and IT upgrades, asset-management implementation, preventive maintenance and steps toward zero-emission buses and fueling infrastructure.
The City of Montebello council approved appropriations to carry over funds into the fiscal-year transit capital improvement program for multiple Montebello Bus Lines (MBL) projects, including fare-collection modernization, facility surveillance and IT upgrades, an asset-management system, preventive maintenance, and investments to support a transition toward zero-emission buses.
Director of Transportation John Sorey told the council that MBL operates from an enterprise fund (not the general fund) that supports an adopted operating budget of nearly $40 million and a workforce of roughly 200 employees. He said the transit CIP has a total program value of more than $14.18 million and that projects were grouped around modernization,…
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