Moncton buying 11 new buses with New Brunswick government, federal help

By Staff The Canadian Press

Posted May 21, 2015 2:08 pm

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A billboard promoting Codiac Transpo is pictured display on Vaughan Harvey Boulevard in Moncton earlier this year. Alex Abdelwahab/Global News

MONCTON, N.B. – The municipal transit system in Moncton is getting help from the New Brunswick and federal governments to buy 11 new buses.

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The 12-metre buses will replace older vehicles in Codiac Transpo’s fleet and will include larger ramp platforms for wheelchairs.

The total cost of the purchase is almost $5.5 million.

Ottawa is contributing about $2.7 million, the province just over $1.8 million and the city of Moncton about $900,000.

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