The OU Max Westheimer Airport will be the location a natural gas filling station.
The station will be built on land owned by the city of Norman and will fuel the public and the city’s compressed natural gas vehicles.
The budget for the filling station was approved by the Norman City Council and allowed for the purchase of materials for the station and for a fast-fill station for the public, according to the city of Norman website.
The filling station will allow multiple compressed natural gas vehicles to be filled at a time, according to the city’s website.
The council approved a $120,000 contract November 32, 2010, to design the filling station, according to the Norman Transcript.
This compressed natural gas station will be the second in Norman open to the public, according to the Norman Transcript.
The installation of the facility is one of the goals of the Fleet Management Department in Norman, according to the department’s website.
Fleet management started purchasing compressed natural gas vehicles in conjunction with the Alternative Fuels Program in 2009.
If the program proves successful and economical, fleet management will purchase additional compressed natural gas vehicles, according to the department’s website.
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