March 18, 2025. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) and the MetroWest Regional Transit Authority (MWRTA), United States, are announcing three new, heavy-duty buses are being added to the MWRTA’s fleet. The three new buses from GILLIG run entirely on compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel, which is more efficient than gasoline and diesel, and will be deployed on the MWRTA’s Route 4N, which is the busiest route in the MWRTA system and provides service between downtown Framingham and the Natick Mall.
This is the first time the MWRTA will have heavy duty, larger transit buses in its fleet, with plans to purchase additional buses over the next two years. A single GILLIG bus can hold approximately double the number of passengers compared the buses in the MWRTA’s current fleet.
The GILLIG buses, which will start carrying passengers at some point over the next two months, are 30 feet in length.
Over the next two years, the MWRTA intends to purchase 10 additional GILLIG buses, including the first-ever heavy-duty battery electric buses that will be incorporated into its fleet.
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