ALTOONA, Pa. - The 29th Compressed Natural Gas fueling station in the state opened in Altoona Monday.

The new Fifth Avenue location is part of the Public Private Partnership.

“We are making steady progress towards our goal of having CNG fueling stations across Pennsylvania,” Gov. Tom Wolf said. “The benefits include more efficiency, cleaner burning fuels and lower fuel costs for our transit agencies.”

With the introduction of the Altoona station, AMTRAN-Altoona will convert 28 buses to CNG.

Officials said the conversion will save roughly $350,000 a year.

Previous stations have opened in Centre, Blair and Cambria counties.

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