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Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with City of New Orleans for Installation and Maintenance of Battery Electric Bus Charging Infrastructure at East New Orleans Regional Library
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DESCRIPTION: Request Board authorization for the Chief Executive Officer to execute a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement (CEA) between New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA) and City of New Orleans (CNO) to allow the RTA to construct and maintain a battery electric bus charger and related infrastructure at the East New Orleans Regional Library
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Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with the City of New Orleans to allow the RTA to construct and maintain a battery electric bus charger and related infrastructure at the East New Orleans Regional Library.
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In November 2024, the RTA Board adopted Resolution No. 24-055 which authorized the RTA to enter into a contract with New Flyer for the purchase of three battery electric buses and related charging infrastructure. This program, referred to as the RTA's battery electric bus pilot program, was funded largely by an FTA FY2021 Low/No Emissions grant. Since then, New Flyer has delivered the three buses; RTA is currently commissioning the buses and training bus operators on the new buses; temporary bus charging infrastructure is in use at RTA's Randolph facility at 2817 Canal Street; and permanent "depot" charging infrastructure is nearing completion at 2817 Canal as well.
The final component of this project is the installation of a single "on-route" bus charger and related infrastructure at the East New Orleans Regional Library, located at the intersection of Read Boulevard and Lake Forest Boulevard. The on-route charger, electrical equipment, and bus pull out lane will allow the RTA to efficiently run batter...
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