The MTA greenlighted a jaw-dropping $257 million for more than 200 new buses Wednesday — handing over the keys without soliciting bids from competitors.

The MTA Board unanimously approved the lucrative, non-competitive contract to purchase 219 new buses from New Flyer of America at a November board meeting.

“These buses will replace buses that are beyond their 12-year service life and will be assigned to depots in Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island and are necessary to support the network redesigns,” Tim Mulligan, MTA’s chief of rolling stock, said.

The new buses will begin to be delivered in the spring of 2027, according to the MTA.

The approval from the spendthrift agency comes on top of more than $336 million the MTA already spent with New Flyer of America for 449 buses since 2019.

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