North Bay is upgrading its public transit with a combined investment of more than $4.1 million from the federal government, the provincial government, and the City.
This was announced by Anthony Rota, Member of Parliament for Nipissing-Timiskaming, Vic Fedeli, Member of Provincial Parliament for Nipissing, and Peter Chirico, Mayor of the City of North Bay.
The City is purchasing two new gas buses and six hybrid buses. They are also buying new maintenance equipment, including two sidewalk tractors and five transit-vehicle lifting devices.
The investment will also go towards upgrading a key transit terminal with a video screen displaying arrival times, as well as new heating, ventilation, and air conditioning. Finally, they'll install passenger counters so that North Bay Transit has insights on its annual ridership.
