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Publish Date : 18-May-2016

Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) of Canada has announced plans to buy new transit buses worth $6 million with support from the federal Gas Tax Fund.

In an announcement on Sunday, the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities Amarjeet Sohi has revealed that there will be procurement of 21 conventional accessible low-floor buses in 2016-17 for the replacement of ageing one as part of the fleet renewal project of Halifax.

HRM purchased nine buses using 3.5 million of its federal Gas Tax Fund share in 2015-16.

The local civic bodies in Canada receive funds under the federal Gas Tax Fund for the development and upgrading of the local public infrastructure.

Sohi has revealed in a statement that he, being an ex-bus driver and city councillor, is fully familiar with the fact that it is essential to spend funds into low-cost and competent public transit infrastructure space so that Canadians can commute comfortably on a daily basis.

In the statement, he disclosed, Its thanks to these initiatives and to the project were celebrating today that we will build 21st-century communities and ensure a high quality of life for generations to come.

Halifax is working dedicatedly to reinforce its public transit system, according to Mayor Mike Savage.

In the statement, he added, By working with other orders of government, and seeking out funding partnerships, we are able to improve public transit for our residents.

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