This $9,035,102 project grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration through the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) will fund capital projects supporting Connecticut's public transportation system. The grant will fund the purchase of 2-5 replacement 40-foot buses, as well as state of good repair improvements to maintenance facilities and transit infrastructure. Specifically, the grant provides $1.6 million...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) provides $33,046,400 to the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) to support the deployment of zero-emission battery electric buses (BEBs) and associated infrastructure in the CTTRANSIT Stamford Division service area. Specifically, the funding will be used to purchase 20 new...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the Connecticut Department of Transportation a $110 million Project Grant under the State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) on August 20, 2021 to fund capital projects that maintain and improve fixed guideway infrastructure. $88 million in federal funds and $22 million in state matching funds will support: track maintenance and upgrades on the New Haven rail line totaling $46 million; installation of ties,...
This federal Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the All Stations Accessibility Program (CFDA 20.533) provides $37,000,000 to the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) to support construction activities on the Waterbury Branch Stations of the New Haven Line track program and rehabilitation/renovation of the New Haven Rail Yards (NHRY) Master Complex car and diesel shop. The key activities funded include replacing platforms at the Naugatuck, Ansonia,...
The Department of Transportation Connecticut received a $311,586,797 project grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on May 31, 2023 to support public transportation operations and maintenance through September 30, 2029. Funding will maintain Connecticut Transit bus services statewide as well as commuter rail on the New Haven Line, Waterbury, Danbury and New Canaan branches, and Shoreline East connecting New Haven to New...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $18,750,000 Project Grant to the Department of Transportation Connecticut to replace three deteriorating railroad bridges along the Northeast Corridor in Norwalk, CT. This grant funding is provided through the Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 20.534). The key activities to be performed under this grant include: Full demolition and replacement of Bridge No. 03691R over East Avenue,...
This $500,000 federal Project Grant, awarded in August 2024 by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505), will support a comprehensive transit planning initiative focused on areas of persistent poverty and historically disadvantaged communities in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The key products and services to be delivered under this grant include: 1) a quantitative analysis of...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $130.6 million Project Grant to the Connecticut Department of Transportation under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The funding will support the purchase of 39 battery electric buses to replace older vehicles for CTTransit divisions and other transit operators statewide, as well as facility improvements and upgrades at CTTransit's Hartford H2 building to...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the Connecticut Department of Transportation a $45 million Project Grant under the State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525). The grant will fund two capital programs to maintain the fixed guideway infrastructure on the New Haven rail line through June 2028. The first program ($18 million) continues track maintenance and includes additional scope to the ongoing track program funded through prior grants totaling $64...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the Connecticut Department of Transportation $13,457,928 under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on April 8, 2022 to deploy ten battery electric buses and upgrade facilities. The project will replace ten diesel buses with zero-emission battery electric buses at the CTTransit depot in Waterbury, Connecticut. It will also fund facility upgrades including electrical infrastructure expansion, switchgear,...