Columbus unveils new buses

The city of Columbus unveiled four new buses during a Tuesday morning ceremony. Dave Hayward, city engineer, explains…

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He talks about some of that equipment…

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Hayward, city engineer, explains that is was simply time to replace the buses…

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Hayward says that these buses cost about a half-million dollars each, but thanks to a federal grant, the city only had to 20 percent of that. He adds that two older buses remain in the city fleet, but they will also be replaced with newer models next year utilizing an identical grant.