Now accepting bids: City officials could spend $17.5M on first four streetcars for downtown project

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The city of Milwaukee on Monday, April 6th opened up competition for bids on as many as 24 streetcars for the downtown Milwaukee system.

City officials say it is expected $17.5 million will be spent on the first four streetcars which will hopefully be in service by the summer of 2018.

Another $4 million would be spent on an additional vehicle to run to the lakefront.

The final contract for the streetcars won't be awarded until late August 2015.