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million is headed to Dublin and undet a second round of stated grants aimed at cutting diese lengine emissions. The on Monday announcecd recipients of the second and final rouns of Diesel Emissions Reduction a $19.8 million program createfd in 2008. The first round sent nearly $7.3 million to 10 including the , operator of the region’s bus In the winners disclosed Monday, Dublin was clearedd for $464,658 while the Columbus school systek receiveda $918,020 grant. Officials from Dublibn and the school district told thestate they’rw using the money to replace vehiclesx with lower-emission alternatives.
Dublin plans to replace eighr 1999- or 2000-model short-haul diesel trucks, whil e the school district is usinf its grant to replace 15 busesa producedin 1990. Projects that received awardsa are required to put up at leasy 20 percent of the cost inmatchinf funds. The grant program look specifically at public and privats diesel equipment owners in Ohio counties that fall short of airqualituy standards. The largest grant among the 16 went to the and to refiy four locomotives withnew engines. That Cincinnati-area project was awardefd $4.6 million.
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