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SkyTrain plan would replace its entire fleet—and add four vehicles
A $27.4 million proposal would start manufacturing replacements for the 12 vehicles used since 2009, plus four more. Further modernization funding would still follow.
Hartsfield-Jackson’s SkyTrain would replace its entire original fleet and grow by a third under a proposal heading to Atlanta City Council’s Transportation Committee on Nov. 9. Up to $27.4 million would begin manufacturing 12 replacement vehicles and four additional ones, for a 16-vehicle fleet.[1]
The manufacturing proposal we reported earlier is aimed at a fleet still made up of its original 12 vehicles, in service since 2009. The city’s resolution says numerous vehicles are nearing the end of their lives and need replacement.[1]
Resolution 26-R-4410 would fund Phase 3 of the airport’s 10-year SkyTrain modernization program with Crystal Mover Services. The proposed allocation is capped at $27,417,824. The resolution lists an initial $7.2 million budget and a $36.6 million supplement approved in June; adding this installment would bring those authorizations to about $71.2 million.[1]
That would not be the program’s final bill. The resolution says the aviation general manager will seek additional funding for later phases as the project proceeds.[1]
The money would start manufacturing, not put new vehicles into service immediately. The resolution gives no delivery or service-entry date, and the packet lists both committee and City Council consideration as pending—not approved.[1]
The Transportation Committee meeting is scheduled for 10 a.m. Nov. 9 at Atlanta City Hall, 55 Trinity Avenue. The packet also lists City Council consideration for Nov. 16 at 1 p.m. as pending.[1][2]
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