La Joya ISD’s $2.8M school bus investment to hit district roads soon

LA JOYA — A total of 18 brand new school buses are set to be in use by the district here as part of a nearly $2.8 million purchase. With the final delivery of the school buses at the end of October, La Joya ISD Transportation Director Joe L. Alaniz said the buses have that new bus scent and is hopeful they are in use as soon as in the next couple weeks. “I’m stoked for these resources that are going to be doing wonders for our students,” Alaniz said. “It’s going to infuse newer vehicles to our fleet. We want to minimize breakdowns, repairs. So, by having these school buses, it will allow us to save on having to repair older buses that we might have to decommission, per se, or analyze the cost to repair these vehicles. “All the safety features that are integrated in these new school buses is going to be of great benefit for the well being of our students, which is always our top priority.” One of six SPED buses that were part of the nearly $2.8 million transportation investment is seen