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Council approves final CARES transit appropriation to upgrade buses and electronic signage
Summary
City council approved an appropriation from the transit CARES fund to finish reimbursable purchases for buses, CAD/AVL upgrades and an electronic head-sign project; staff said the grant is 100% reimbursable and that the new signs will show route/stops, not general advertising.
The Columbus City Council approved on second reading an appropriation from the transit CARES fund to complete previously authorized transit purchases and to fund an upgrade project for bus electronic head signs.
A transit department representative (Speaker 8) told the council the city received a CARES Act grant during the COVID-19 pandemic that is fully reimbursable. City transit used the funds to acquire five cutaway paratransit vans, an additional Gillig bus (vehicle No. 36), and to upgrade the buses' communications systems (CAD/AVL). The appropriation approved at…
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