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Attention, transit sardines: More buses are on the way.

The city of Montreal on Wednesday approved a plan to buy 967 new buses for the Société de transport de Montréal.

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The executive committee passed a bylaw that allows the STM to borrow up to $1.4 billion over the next five years to finance the purchase of the new vehicles.

Between 2019 and 2024, the transit authority plans to buy:

929 regular-sized hybrid buses.

34 regular-sized all-electric buses.

Four smaller, all-electric buses.

All the vehicles will be air-conditioned.

“It’s going to be a huge leap forward,” STM vice-president Craig Sauvé said in an interview.

“That’s a lot more buses we can ship out to parts of Montreal where they are most needed. If we’re seeing a line that needs more service because people are packed like sardines and there’s just not enough service at rush hour, these buses will help so much.”

He said one route that may benefit is the 105-Sherbrooke, “which is just packed all the time.”