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Transit, PennDOT Break Ground for CNG Station; First of 29 Facilities in Statewide P3

Cambria County Transit Authority (CamTran) Executive Director Rose Lucey-Noll, PennDOT Deputy Secretary for Multimodal Transportation Toby Fauver and other dignitaries hosted a ground breaking for a new CNG fueling station at the agency in Johnstown—the first of 29 such facilities throughout the state, an initiative made possible by a 20-year P3 agreement.

“This is an historic day for CamTran, not only because CamTran will be the first transit authority in Pennsylvania to have a public/private CNG fueling station, but also because it is a sign of positive economic development in Cambria County,” Lucey-Noll said.

CamTran currently operates one CNG bus and has another three on order, all from Gillig, along with an order for 13 smaller CNG-powered paratransit vehicles from Rohrer.

The agency expects the facility to be completed before the end of the year. It will be accessible around the clock and will be one of seven CNG fueling centers in the project also open to the public.

“PennDOT expects transit agencies like CamTran and the department to see significant savings due to initiatives like the one we’ve witnessed today,” Fauver said at the event. “Through these savings, transit agencies’ sustainability is increased and dependency on state operational subsidies is reduced.”

PennDOT said it expects its $84.5 million partnership with the Trillium CNG team to allow faster installation of the fueling stations than would be possible using traditional procurement mechanisms for each site. Remaining stations will be built over the next five years, beginning this year at the Centre Area Transportation Authority in State College and rabbittransit, also known as the Central Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, in York.

PennDOT Deputy Secretary for Multimodal Transportation Toby Fauver spoke at ground-breaking ceremonies for CamTran’s CNG fueling station in Johnstown, PA. CamTran Executive Director Rose Lucey-Noll is beside Fauver.

 
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