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Stimulus Transit Grants

By Jamie Dupree
March 5, 2010

Sometimes it is a little difficult to find a good listing of projects being funded by the economic stimulus law, but here is a rundown of 200 new grants going to transit projects around the nation. The numbers and the details were released by the White House.  It totals to over $600 million - everything from buying buses to operating assistance for transit agencies in many states.
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Alaska

 

Manley

Village Council

$140,000

Purchase

one 35ft. bus.

State

Total

$140,000

 

 

Alabama

 

Alabama Department of

Transportation

State of Alabama

$7,040,547

Purchase 3

replacement vans, 3 expansion vans;, Eng. & Design for two facilities.;

Renovation of a bus facility.; Construction of a new bus facility; Real

Estate Acquisition.; Preventive Maintenance.; Operating  Assistance;

Purchase 11 35ft.

Intercity buses

Alabama Department of

Transportation

State of Alabama

$1,023,565

Acquisition/rehabilitation

of parking facility; Operating assistance

State Total

$8,064,112

 

 

Arizona

 

Arizona Department of

Transportation

State of Arizona

$2,166,936

Park & ride

lots; administration buildings.; vehicle storage lot

Yuma Metropolitan Planning

Org./Transportation Planning

$14,991

Additional ARRA Funding

to complete installation of card-readers in

every MSTII (MB)

vehicle

City of Phoenix

$14,969,916

Purchase of 2

buses; Construction of four park and ride lots and Operating assistance

State Total

$17,151,843

 

 

California

 

City of Modesto

$35,500

Preventive

Maintenance

City of Turlock

$194,532

Bus transfer hub

facility

Orange County Transportation

Authority

$500,000

Purchase 3 35ft.

AFI replacement buses for the City of Laguna Beach

City of Vallejo

$439,212

Vallejo Multimodal

Station

Los Angeles County Metropolitan

Transportation Authority

$69,776

Metro Blue Line

traction power substation

Southern California Regional Rail

Authority

$4,675,477

Rehab Track,

Positive Train Control, Keller Yard storage, Central Maintenance Facility

Guard, Insurance.

City of Vacaville

$115,330

Purchase 14

electronic fare boxes

 

City of Santa Clarita

$2,385,864

Construction of

Two Transit Parking Facilities

City of Fresno

$1,200,000

Operating

Assistance

City of Montebello

$1,925,000

Purchase 3 40ft.

CNG replacement buses; Operating assistance.

City of La Mirada

$63,287

Bus security

cameras and maintenance equipment

City of Fairfield

$172,340

Install 63 fare

boxes

Sacramento Regional Transit

District

$488,000

Purchase six

replacement minivans; Operating Assistance

 

California

 

Golden Gate Bridge Highway and

Transportation District, San Rafael

$244,279

Replacement of Bus

Wash Equipment

San Francisco Bay Area Rapid

Transit District

$16,972,052

BART- Railcar and

Station Equipment Improvements

City of Manteca

$649,009

Bus Passenger

Amenities

City of Vallejo

$2,009,466

Vallejo Station

Municipal Transportation Agency/City

and County of San Francisco

$18,221,874

Rebuild LRVs and

preventive maintenance

San Mateo County Transit District

$2,045,371

Preventive

Maintenance; purchase 2 40ft. repl. buses and 2 35ft.

replacement buses.

Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers

Board (Santa Clara, San Mateo and San Francisco Counties)

$2,684,596

San Mateo Bridges

Replacement Project

Western Contra Costa Transit

Authority

$197,637

Preventive

Maintenance and Generator Purchase

Santa Clara Valley Transportation

Authority

$12,251,784

Purchase of 20

40ft. buses

City of Union City

$77,123

Purchase of 2

35ft. buses

Eastern Contra Costa Transit

Authority

$1,054,888

Preventive

maintenance; Bus Lifts; parking lot repairs

Livermore-Amador Valley Transit

Authority

$799,046

Preventive

Maintenance

City of Santa Rosa

$983,249

Purchase 2 Hybrid

Electric Buses

City of Simi Valley

$1,024,049

Garage

modernization, ADA operations, and a wheelchair scale

Napa County Transportation

Planning Agency

$721,312

Bus Rehab and Shop

Equipment

Sonoma County Transit

$488,161

Replace 1 40ft.

CNG Bus

Alameda-Contra Costa Transit

District

$6,682,626

Preventive

Maintenance

Central Contra Costa Transit

Authority

$1,107,398

Preventive

Maintenance

City of Vacaville

$527,655

Vacaville

Intermodal Station

City of Fairfield

$788,484

Purchase 6 35ft.

repl. buses

State Total

$83,937,377

 

 

 

Colorado

 

Colorado Department of

Transportation

$2,152,195

Purchase 2

expansion buses;

1 replacement bus;

1 van.

Rebuild 2 buses;

equipment; operating assistance

City of Colorado Springs

$4,238,893

Purchase 3 support

maintenance vehicles., 30 paratransit vans; construction administration

facilities

renovate passenger

facilities.; security equip.; bus stop enhancements; operating assistance

State Total

$6,391,088

 

 

Connecticut

 

Connecticut Department of Transportation

$237,778

Marlborough Park

and Ride Lot Improvements

State Total

$237,778

 

 

 

District of

Columbia

 

Washington Metropolitan Area

Transportation Authority

$1,605,000

Preventive

Maintenance Costs

State Total

$1,605,000

 

 

 

Florida

 

Sarasota County Transportation

Authority

$4,618,693

Purchase 2 35ft.

hybrid buses; ITS, equipment; Transfer Facility

Lake County Board of County

Commissioners

$180,067

Operating

Assistance

Lakeland Area Mass Transit

District

$3,928,562

Purchase 1 35ft.

bus; bus shelters; operating assistance; misc. bus

equip.; construct

rehab facility

Florida Department of

Transportation

$3,063,695

Purchase and

installation of a metal structure to provide cover to

vehicles;

Intercity Bus Terminal Building; Operating assistance

Jacksonville Transportation

Authority

$9,313,745

Purchase 9

low-floor 40ft. repl. buses; transit enhancement; Facility

Improvements; Bus

shelter enhancements; Rehab/Renovation

Admin. & Maintenance

buildings.; Cooling systems for buses; Park and ride lots; Bus shelters;

Misc. Bus support equip.

Martin County Board of County

Commissioners

$1,199,564

Administrative

bldg./intermodal hub

Miami-Dade Transit Agency

$5,255,528

Purchase 3 30ft.

shuttle buses; 2 30ft. mini-buses; 3 30ft. minibuses

for circulator bus

routes; bus shelters; Operating Assistance

State Total

$27,559,854

 

 

 

Georgia

 

Cobb County Community Transit

$244,880

Additional funds for

Cobb Community Transits paratransit facility and

Surveillance

cameras.

Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit

Agency

$2,260,703

Operating

Assistance

Henry County Board of

Commissioners

$120,000

Construction of a

Lube Shop; misc. shop equip.

 

Georgia

 

Georgia Department of

Transportation - Office of Intermodal Programs

$3,233,800

Purchase 1 40ft.

replacement bus, 3  replacement buses and 2 expansion buses; bus

refurbishing, fare collection equip., ITS equip., surveillance and sec.

equip.

Georgia Regional Transportation

Authority

$636,298

Operating

Assistance

Georgia Department of

Transportation - Office of Intermodal Programs

$4,887,532

Purchase 21 Vans,

13 Shuttle Buses, and 2 Intercity Buses. Bus

shelters; Computers

systems, Automatic Vehicle Locator/Mobile

Data, Security

cameras, Communications System; misc. shop equip; Bus terminals; multimodal

facility

Chatham Area Transportation

Authority

$449,039

Operating

assistance

Cherokee County Commission

$4,761

Additional support

to purchase Miscellaneous Communications

Equipment

Gwinnett County Board of

Commissioners

$217,880

Operating

assistance

State Total

$12,054,893

 

 

 

Iowa

 

Keyline Bus System, East Dubuque

$44,139

Purchase 4 Mobile

Data Terminals

Des Moines Regional Transit

Authority

$1,300,000

Purchase 5

replacement buses; Admin./Maintenance Facility.; Misc. shop equipment;

Operating Assistance

State Total

$1,344,137

 

 

 

Idaho

 

Kootenai County

$720,202

Acquisition of 7

40ft. replacement buses; 6 30ft. replacement buses; 1 expansion bus.

State Total

$720,202

 

 

 

Illinois

 

City of DeKalb

$5,063

Purchase a new

Radio system

Commuter Rail Division of Regional

Transportation Authority

$122,165

Bridge

rehabilitation and/or reconstruction on the Union Pacific North

Line

Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit

District

$1,250,493

Renovation of

admin/maintenance  facility

State of Illinois Dept. of

Transportation

$9,725,615

Rural Transit

Facility Improvements

State Total

$11,103,336

 

Indiana

 

City of Columbus/Columbus Transit

$888,815

Construction of

Transfer Facility

Gary Public Transit Corporation

$725,000

Operating

Assistance

Northwestern Indiana Regional

Planning Commission

$216,000

Centralized

scheduling and dispatching center

City of Anderson

$1,550,513

Replace one 30ft.

diesel bus; two replacement gas vans; three support

vehicles;

operating assistance

City of Kokomo

$1,089,206

Transit Operations

Control Center; 2 buses; operating

assistance

Indiana Department of

Transportation

$7,644,142

Construction and

renovation of administration/maintenance facilities

Northwestern Indiana Regional

Planning Commission

$1,669,770

Purchase 3 repl.

vans, 1 expansion van; renovate bus station; miscellaneous bus support

equip.; transit enhancements.

State Total

$13,783,446

 

 

 

Kansas

 

Kansas Department of Transportation

$4,552,177

Vehicles, Riley

Co. Facility, Bus Shelters, Bus Stop Signs, Misc.

Equip

State Total

$4,552,177

 

 

 

Kentucky

 

Transit Authority of River City

(Louisville)

$247,300

Purchase 2

replacement buses; 2  expansion buses and miscellaneous

support equip.

State Total

$247,300

 

 

 

Louisiana

 

Louisiana Department of

Transportation and Development

$6,049,867

Miscellaneous

Equipment; 4 50 passenger Inter City Buses; Bus Storage Facilities.

St. Tammany Parish Government

$1,000,000

Construction of

Hwy 434 Park & Ride.

State Total

$7,049,867

 

 

 

Massachusetts

 

Massachusetts Bay Transportation

Authority

$13,900,000

Improvements to

Ashmont Station.

Massachusetts Department of Transportation

$1,565,804

Rural Operating

Assistance, procurement of 2 45ft. intercity

coaches, 1 25ft.

hybrid bus, AVL equipment, operating assistance.

 

Massachusetts

 

Greater Attleboro-Taunton Regional

Transit Authority

$199,947

Repair and Replacement

of Ornamental Fencing at the Attleboro

Commuter Rail

Station

Massachusetts Bay Transportation

Authority

$54,110,000

Operating

Assistance and State of Good Repair Improvements to the

MBTA's Rapid

Transit Network

Southeastern Regional Transit

Authority

$2,607,985

Operating

Assistance and Procurement of 8 30ft. repl. buses

Massachusetts Bay Transportation

Authority

$90,000

Enhanced Security

Camera System

State Total

$72,473,736

 

 

 

Maryland

 

Maryland Transit Administration

(Baltimore)

$2,874,205

Additional funds

for MARC Public Address System

Maryland Transit Administration

(Rural areas)

$1,987,757

Purchase 3

replacement buses; 4 expansion buses

and 2 45ft.

intercity buses

Maryland Transit Administration

(Statewide)

$4,354,111

Facility

renovations.; preventive maintenance; shop equipment, parking lot

construction

Maryland Transit Administration

(Baltimore)

$17,100,000

Bus Loop Pavement

Reconstruction at MTA's Mondawmin Transit

Center; Heating

and Ventilation upgrades; Light rail yard switches

upgrade;

Replacement/Overhaul of 24 Light Rail Substation circuit

breakers

State Total

$26,316,073

 

 

 

Michigan

 

Michigan Department of

Transportation

$167,820

Modify buses with

mini-hybrid components.

Michigan Department of

Transportation

$524,072

Purchase 1

replacement Van; 2 expansion vans; facility improvements; bus shelters;

miscellaneous support equipment.

Detroit Department of

Transportation

$18,875,500

Purchase 42 40ft.

low-floor diesel replacement buses and 4 40ft.

low-floor hybrid

electric replacement buses; operating assistance

Michigan Department of

Transportation

$12,443,615

Purchase 3 

40ft., 4 35ft., 5 30ft., 28  replacement buses; Facility

renovations;

Miscellaneous support equipment; Operating Assist.

Ann Arbor Transportation Authority

$2,290,056

Renovate/improve a

transfer center; Expand bus storage capacity;

Improve safety and

accessibility of bus stops; Operating Assistance

Battle Creek Transit System

$318,8889

Construction of a

new off-street bus island facility for Battle Creek

Transit`s buses

State Total

$34,619,952

 

 

 

 

Minnesota

 

Minnesota DOT Office of Transit

$510,000

Transit

Hub/Park-n-Ride Lot

Red Wing,

Minnesota DOT Office of Transit

$600,000

Web Base Routing,

Automatic Vehicle Locators, and Hardware.

Minnesota DOT Office of Transit

$1,380,588

Modify buses with

mini-hybrid components.

State Total

$2,491,588

 

 

 

Missouri

 

Missouri Department of

Transportation

$4,904,603

Construction of

two facilities and purchase of two intercity vehicles

Kansas City Area Transportation Authority

$1,820,424

Preventive

Maintenance, Shelters and Operating Assistance.

Kansas City Area Transportation

Authority

$1,092,881

City of Lee Summit

Commuter Lot Improvements

State Total

$7,817,908

 

 

 

Mississippi

 

City of Hattiesburg, Department of

Urban Development

$492,447

Customer Service

Kiosk; Route Match Software; GPS equipment;

Miscellaneous

support equipment; operating assistance.

State Total

$492,447

 

 

 

North Carolina

 

City of Fayetteville

$31,290

ADA accessible

sidewalks.

City of High Point

$397,579

Operating

Assistance & Misc Comm. Equipment

City of Greenville

$99,000

Surveillance

equipment

Western Piedmont Regional Transit

Authority

$138,568

Operating

Assistance

Goldsboro/Wayne Transportation

Authority

$90,000

Operating

Assistance

Cape Fear Public Transportation

Authority

$138,568

Operating

Assistance

Piedmont Authority for Regional

Transportation

$2,553,823

Park and Ride lots;

Purchase 3 40ft. expansion buses and 2 expansion buses

North Carolina Department of

Transportation

$8,081,515

Purchase 10 40ft.

buses; 13 park and ride lot facilities.; construct 2 Administrative

Buildings; Bus Storage lot; Renovate facility; signage

State Total

$11,530,343

 

 

 

 

Nebraska

 

Nebraska Department of Roads

$4,629,554

Construction of

Six Maintenance/Admin. Facilities

State Total

$4,629,554

 

 

 

New Hampshire

 

Manchester Transit Authority

$92,282

Operating Assistance/24

Bus Bicycle Racks

Greater Derry-Salem Cooperative

Alliance for Regional Transportation

$14,975

Operation

Assistance

Cooperative Alliance for Seacoast

Transportation

$67,282

Operating

Assistance

University of New Hampshire

$38,000

Dispatch/fleet

communications system; New upgraded radios;

miscellaneous

support equip.

City of Nashua

$67,282

Operating

Assistance

New Hampshire Department of

Transportation

$502,769

Purchase 1 replacement

bus; 1 expansion bus; additional

funding

admin./maintenance facility miscellaneous equipment; operating

assistance

State Total

$782,590

 

 

 

New Jersey

 

New Jersey Transit Corporation

$52,403,812

Purchase 114 expansion

buses; track renovations; Intermodal

Terminals; signal

systems misc. support equip.

State Total

$52,403,812

 

 

 

Nevada

 

Nevada Department of

Transportation

$2,060,188

Purchase 2

replacement buses, 1 commuter replacement

bus; Miscellaneous 

support equip.

State Total

$2,060,188

 

 

 

New York

 

Tompkins County

$2,175,000

Purchase 6 40ft.

replacement buses; surveillance and sec. equip.

New York Metropolitan

Transportation Authority

$5,748,905

Purchase 14  40ft.

CNG replacement buses

Chemung County Transit System

$460,000

Purchase 1 

40ft. Bus and Scheduling Software

 

 

New York

 

New York State DOT

$3,245,850

Purchase 20

replacement buses; 1 35ft. expansion bus; intercity replacement buses; Bus

Passenger Shelters; Misc Support

Equipment; Bus

Route Signs.

New York Metropolitan

Transportation Authority

$4,396,596

Rail repair and

rehab work at 5 stations

Orange County

$1,686,778

Operating

Assistance

City of Poughkeepsie

$1,400,154

Design/Engineer

work for transit hub project; Miscellaneous Communication equip.;

Misc.

electric/power equip.; mobile fare collection equip.; prev.

maintenance.

operating assistance.

Rochester-Genesee Regional

Transportation Authority

$6,351,718

Purchase 8 40ft.

low-floor/heavy-duty diesel transit buses;

Renovation of RTS

Campus Facility.

Central New York Regional

Transportation Authority

$168,550

Purchase and install

21 replacement bus passenger shelters

State Total

$25,633,551

 

 

 

Ohio

 

Greater Cleveland Regional Transit

Authority

$9,346,772

Operating

Assistance and Track Rehab

Greater Cleveland Regional Transit

Authority

$1,022,509

Station Rehab

& Track Upgrades

Central Ohio Transit Authority

$926,678

Paratransit/Small

Bus Facility Construction

City of Middletown

$280,988

Operating

Assistance, ADA Service, & Shelters

Portage Area Regional Transit

Authority

$316,820

Renovation of

Transit Maintenance and Storage Facility

Lorain County Transit Board

$11,532

Operating

Assistance

Greene County Transit Board

$704,997

Purchase 10

replacement buses; bus shelter and operating assistance.

Licking County Transit Board

$216,355

Purchase of 3

expansion buses, communication & security

equipment; bicycle

racks for buses; resurfacing bus storage

area/parking lot

City of Newark

$394,392

Purchase 4

expansion buses; computer equipment & software;

operating

assistance

Greater Cleveland Regional Transit

Authority

$2,150,816

Purchase 3

replacement. buses; Operating Expenses; Tire Changer;

Preventive

Maintenance; Rockefeller Bridge Demolition

Ohio Department of Transportion

$9,197,000

Transit Facilities

State Total

$24,568,859

 

 

 

 

Oklahoma

 

Metropolitan Tulsa Transit

Authority

$3,950,000

Purchase 9 35ft.

and 3 40ft. repl. buses; Rehab Admin./Maintenance.;

ADA Paratransit

Svc.

City of Lawton

$17,501

Purchase One Van

and Cost Under Runs

State Total

$3,967,501.00

 

 

 

Oregon

 

Tri-County Metropolitan Transit

Distirct of Oregon (Portland)

$4,250,000

Construct the

Willow Creek pocket track light rail line; Replace

underground

storage tanks; Install wayside horns on commuter rail

line; Install

replacement bicycle locker units

Lane Transit District (Eugene)

$64,678

500 bus stop signs

and poles along bus routes

Salem Area Mass Transit District

$1,314,353

Operating Expenses

and Transit Centers

Oregon Department of

Transportation

$38,400,000

Purchase two

high-speed passenger rail train sets for use in

commuter rail

service

State Total

$44,029,031

 

 

 

Pennsylvania

 

Southeastern Pennsylvania

Transportation Authority (Malvern)

$12,475,988

Renovations to

SEPTA`s Malvern Station

Lehigh and Northampton

Transportation Authority

$1,686,820

Preventive

Maintenance & Security Equipment

Cumberland-Dauphin-Harrisburg

Transit Authority

$2,035,039

Purchase four 40

ft. Buses and Bus Shelters

York County Transportation

Authority

$2,430,794

Administrative/Maintenance

Facility Property Acquisition

State Total

$18,628,641

 

 

 

Puerto Rico

 

Puerto Rico Highway and

Transportation Authority

$400,000

Construct Bus

Shelters

Municipality of Gurabo

$650,000

ADA equip.,

communication equipment, security equip., prev. maintenance, operating

assistance

Municipality of Vega Alta

$325,000

Purchase of 4

cutaway small transit buses for Vega Alta Transit Expansion

Municipality of Humaco

$150,000

Roof replacement

Municipality of Juncos

$943,750

Purchase 3

expansion buses, (1) expansion van; Maintenance Facility

rehabilitation

 

Puerto Rico

 

Municipality of Camuy

$474,949

Purchase 2 20ft.

repl. vans and 2 40ft. 25 passenger exp. trolleybuses;

preventative

maintenance

Municipality of Guaynabo

$2,000,000

Purchase 8 35ft.

expansion buses and 6 expansion buses; transit

stop signs; radio

comm. equip.

Municipality of Hatillo

$400,000

Funds for the

construction of Transit Terminal

Municipality of Villalba

$680,000

Purchase 8 vans

and 2 small trolleys

Municipality of Arecibo

$675,000

2 Trolleys; 2

paratransit vehicles; 32 Shelters

Municipality of  Dorado

$710,000

Purchase 3 

24 passenger explanation buses; 2 paratransit 10 passenger cutaway small

buses; installation of 8 passenger shelters and administration costs

Puerto Rico Ports Authority Development

Department

$345,972

Completion of

Ferry Terminal rehab/renovation; surveillance equipment; ticketing booth

equipment

State Total

$7,754,671

 

 

 

Rhode Island

 

Rhode Island Department of

Transportation

$253,273

Construction of Parking

Garage and Station Platform for the Wickford

Junction Station

Project

Rhode Island Public Transit

Authority

$8,756,686

Kennedy Plaza Bus

Lane Renovation., Bus Shelter. Install./Rapid Bus

Program,

Maintenance Facility Improvements; Operating Assistance

Rhode Island Department of

Transportation

$4,100,000

Construction of

Parking Garage and Station Platform for the Wickford

Junction Station

Project

Rhode Island Public Transit

Authority

$238,972

Partial purchase

of a low-floor hybrid electric propulsion bus

State Total

$13,348,931

 

 

 

South Carolina

 

City of Rock Hill

$410,000

Purchase 6 buses;

Operating Assistance

South Carolina DOT

$604,111

IT communication

equipment

City of Anderson

$109,622

Operating

assistance and preventive maintenance

Central Midlands Regional Transit

Authority

$1,155,912

Operating

assistance; AVL; support equip.; preventive maintenance

South Carolina DOT

$4,345,000

Purchase 1 replacement

bus and 4 cutaway replacement buses;

Renovation of

maintenance facility;

State Total

$6,624,645

 

 

 

 

Tennessee

 

Tennessee DOT

$3,175,314

Purchase 23

intercity buses; ADA enhancements for vehicles, a ramp and bathroom;

preventive maintenance, 3 intercity support vehicles; bus station support

items; security/surveillance equip. computers and ITS equip.

Regional Transportation Authority

(Nashville)

$1,900,000

Construct the

Martha Station; Operating assistance

Metropolitan Transit Authority

(Nashville)

$2,590,151

Facility Rehab

State Total

$7,665,465

 

 

 

Texas

 

City of Port Arthur

$1,159,928

Construct Bus

Support Facility

Capital Metropolitan Transit

Authority

$7,496,704

Purchase 7 buses;

Operating Assistance; Pedestrian

Access/Walkways

City of Tyler

$776,031

Purchase 1 bus;

Shelters, Renovate Bus Parking, Tyler Transit Depot

Improvements.

Via Metropolitan Transit Authority

$1,000,000

Purchase One 40Ft.

replacement bus; Acquire P&R Lot

State Total

$10,432,663

 

 

 

Utah

 

Utah DOT

$1,088,016

Intercity Bus

Service

State Total

$1,088,106

 

 

 

 

 

Virginia

 

City of Harrisonburg

$142,563

Operating

Assistance, Security and Shop Equipment

Williamsburg Area Transit

Authority

$350,000

Automatic Vehicle

Locator

Transit District Hampton Roads

$1,000,000

Preventive

Maintenance

City of Fredericksburg

$118,532

Operating

Assistance

City of Danville

$699,042

Operating

Assistance; Facility Rehab and Misc Equip for Danville

City of Charlottesville

$3,661,563

Purchase 4 Hybrid

Vehicles; Operating Asst.; Shelters;

Amenities;

Miscellaneous Equipment

City of Winchester

$150,000

Purchase new bus

stop signs for fixed-route system and an

automatic stop

announcement system for fixed-route fleet

Town of Blacksburg

$171,748

Operating

Assistance for Blacksburg Transit

Greater Lynchburg Transit Company

$349,901

Operating

Assistance, Benches, Computer Hardware & Software, Signs, Bus Washing

Equip

Greater Roanoke Transit Company

$1,008,822

Operating

Assistance & Misc Capital Projects

Virginia Department of Rail and

Public Transportation

$4,940,400

Purchase 43 vans, 10

buses and 1 trolley bus and Miscellaneous Equipment for Rural Areas

City of Bristol

$106,260

Purchase 1 bus; 1

support vehicle; radios; computers; operating assistance

State Total

$12,698,831

 

 

 

Washington

 

Washington State DOT

$3,242,541

Vessel

Preservation activities

State Total

$3,242,541

 

 

 

Wisconsin

 

Oshkosh Transit System

$29,877

Additional funds

for the hybrid bus purchase program

Wisconsin DOT/Bureau of Transit

$8,830,634

Purchase 4 diesel buses;1

diesel bus;

16 gas buses; 1

diesel replacement bus; 15 replacement vans; 13 replacement sedan/station

wagons; passenger bus shelters; bus

terminal;

engineering/design of admin./maintenance facility;

Miscellaneous

support equipment

State Total

$8,860,511

 

 

 

 

West Virginia

 

West Virginia DOT

$4,430,758

Purchase 4

replacement 40ft. buses; 7 vans; 9 support vehicles; shop equip.; facility

improvements and operating assistance.

State Total

$4,430,758

 

 

 

Grand Total

$604,535,246

 

 

 

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Sometimes it is a little difficult to find a good listing of projects being funded by the economic stimulus law, but here is a rundown of 200 new grants going to transit projects around the nation. The numbers and the details were released by the White House.  It totals to ...

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