The department announced awards for projects that include intercity rail, low-emission buses, and tech-driven transit improvements.
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has awarded a $3.2 billion round of infrastructure grants for projects that include passenger rail and public transit.
According to a Mass Transit article, the grants will go toward over 3,200 projects including Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements, Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail, Low or No Emission Vehicle Grants, and Tribal Transit.
Projects funded by the Low or No Emission Vehicle Grants include: $27.9 million to the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority for its electric bus and charging expansion, $19 million to the Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation for 20 diesel-electric hybrid vehicles, and $4.2 million to the Riverside Transit Agency for five hydrogen fuel-cell electric buses and driver training.
The Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation program is funding projects such as the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s The Show Starts Here: Better Customer Experience Through Transit-First Integrated Ticketing project, the Chicago Accessible Intersection Navigation Application project, and the Nashville Metropolitan Transit Authority’s Fixed-Line Transit 2.0: Real-Time Optimization of High-Frequency Transit Service project.
FULL STORY: USDOT awards $3.2 billion in infrastructure grant funding
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