At the Delta bus terminal, 23 out of 37 new buses were presented that the utility company Autotrolej acquired under the EU project “The purchase of new buses for the utility company Autotrolej II”.
By entering into service 37 new buses, the capacities of Autotrolej will improve and bring it closer to EU standards, increasing travel speed and reducing operating costs, also improving traffic reliability and safety and reducing emission of harmful gases and air pollution.
Out of the 23 new “Iveco” vehicles that were presented to the public today, 12 are standard single partially low-entry vehicles Crossway Low Entry that will be used on urban and suburban lines, worth HRK 21,614,400.00 (VAT included) with a capacity of 90 passengers, and 11 are suburban midi, branded “Iveco Feniksbus” worth HRK 11,996,600.00 (VAT included), with 36 passenger seats.
Mayor of Rijeka Marko Filipović and his associates
The mayor of Rijeka, Marko Filipović, emphasised that the purchase of the new buses would increase the quality of the service provided to passengers by the utility company Autotrolej, both in urban and suburban transport. “The continuation of the renewal of the vehicle fleet of Autotrolej through EU funds is also a continuation of the policy of good cooperation with the competent Ministry and the European Union. We are preparing for the next tranche of European funding, in this case by focusing probably on the purchase of electric vehicles”, said the mayor Filipović, adding that with the new 37 buses the average age of the vehicle fleet of Autotrolej dropped to 7 years.
Namely, by the end of August, next 14 MAN buses will be delivered to Autotrolej, i.e. 7 articulated low-entry city buses equipped with diesel engines worth HRK 24,206,000.00 (VAT included), with a capacity of 166 passengers and 7 single low-entry urban vehicles worth 17,157,000.00 (VAT included), with a capacity of 92 passengers.
All 37 new vehicles use diesel as fuel and are equipped with environmentally friendly Euro 6 engines, which means that they meet all EU environmental requirements. “In addition to a” greener “service, this also means a better service for our passengers and savings on fuel and maintenance costs”, underlined the director of Autotrolej, Alberto Kontuš.
modernization and renewal of the vehicle fleet of the utility company Autotrolej
The project “The purchase of new buses for the utility company Autotrolej II” aims to improve urban public transport and increase its sustainability through the modernization of the vehicle fleet by purchasing 37 new buses. The total value of the project amounts to HRK 82,260,811.25 of which HRK 55,600,000.00 is funded under the Cohesion fund, operational program “Competitiveness and Cohesion 2014-2020”.
The realisation of this project is the continuation of the modernization and renewal of the vehicle fleet of the utility company Autotrolej with grants from the EU. We remind you that last year, in this manner, through the project titled “Strengthening the Public Transport System”, a grant was provided through the Integrated Territorial Investments mechanism (ITI mechanism) for the Urban Agglomeration of Rijeka, when 32 new vehicles were purchased and put into service.
