Grand Canyon National Park To Get New Shuttle Fleet

Above, one of the aging Grand Canyon shuttle buses to be replaced. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Grand Canyon National Park will be getting a new fleet of shuttle buses to replace the aging ones the park is now using.

According to National Parks Traveler:

A new shuttle bus fleet is coming to Grand Canyon National Park thanks to a grant of $27.5 million from the U.S. Transportation Department's Federal Highway Administration.

The funding will help pay for 30 new buses, including 10 battery electric buses and 20 compressed natural gas buses, to replace the current aging fleet. It also will cover installation of charging infrastructure to support the new electric buses. An estimated 6 million people visit the park each year and use the free shuttle buses to access destinations throughout the Grand Canyon.

The project is one of seven to receive federal grants totaling $130.5 million under FHWA’s Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Transportation Projects Program. 

The shuttle bus system at Grand Canyon National Park was handy for us back in 2017 when we camped at Trailer Village at the South Rim. The bus stop was located at the campground's main entrance.

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