Hybrid and Alternate Fuel Vehicles
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Project programmed before 2024; Not evaluated by these metrics.
Project Description
The Hybrid and Alternative Fuel Vehicles project will provide for the purchase and rehabilitation of vehicles and equipment to be utilized by Metra's Mechanical and Engineering Departments. The vehicles and equipment purchased will exclusively be hybrid or alternative fuel vehicles that will replace various support vehicles and equipment used to help service and maintain Metra's fleet at the various yards.These incudes but are not limited to supervisory vehicles for supervision of fieldwork, small pickup trucks, various forklift trucks and car movers. The current condition of the existing equipment that is being replaced is poor, as they have reached or surpassed their useful lives.