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Texas Transportation Commission Approves $20 Million In Federal Transit Funding

Funding includes $7 million in grant funding from the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Buses and Bus Facilities Infrastructure Investment Program awarded to TxDOT in September.

AUSTIN — The Texas Transportation Commission approved approximately $20 million in federal transit funding at its December meeting. The funding helps rural transit agencies replace 271 buses.

In the Austin area, the Capital Area Rural Transportation System (CARTS) will receive $849,735 as one of the 35 public transportation providers in rural areas across the state covered in the award.

Funding includes $7 million in grant funding from the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Buses and Bus Facilities Infrastructure Investment Program awarded to TxDOT in September.

The public transportation funds administered by TxDOT support transit programs serving 41 percent of the state’s population and covering more than 96 percent of the state’s land area.

Residents of these areas use these transit services to get to work, school, shopping and medical appointments.

For information on the award, contact CARTS at (512) 478-7433.


 

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