The City of Edmonton is exploring ways to replace its aging ETS bus fleet, as hundreds of the buses are nearing, or going past, their expected lifespan.
At Tuesday’s urban planning committee meeting, ETS branch manager Carrie Hotton-MacDonald told councillors that 322 of the fleet’s 40-foot buses will need to be replaced in the 2023-2026 budget cycle at a cost of $257.6 million.
Over the last 17 years, the ETS has consistently replaced an average of 48 conventional buses per year. The reason hundreds are nearing the end of their life at the same time is because of large purchases of buses in 2007 and 2009, when the system added 355 buses, Hotton-MacDonald explained. A younger fleet costs less to maintain overall. It also leads to increased service reliability because there are fewer issues with buses breaking down and running late.
The manufacturer designed lifecycle for these vehicles is around 30 years with proper maintenance. The city expects the LRVs will be replaced by 2029.
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