Procure and replace (3) 30 FT buses which have exceeded their useful life purchase one (1) support vehicle perform preventive maintenance on revenue vehicles maintain transit facilities in a state…

This Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) provides $1,590,445.00 to the Estuary Transit District (ETD) in Connecticut. The funding will be used to replace two 30-foot buses and one support vehicle that have exceeded their useful life, perform preventive maintenance on the transit fleet, maintain transit facilities in a state of good repair, and support transit operations and maintenance with new equipment and tools. The award will also fund an upgrade to the transit district's fare collection system to enable new fare media such as contactless smart cards and mobile payments. The intended outcomes are to reduce maintenance costs, maintain fleet reliability, and improve the passenger experience through enhanced fare collection technology. The project period runs from April 30, 2025 to December 31, 2027.

Purpose

The purpose of this award is to procure and replace (3) 30 FT buses which have exceeded their useful life purchase one (1) support vehicle perform preventive maintenance on revenue vehicles maintain transit facilities in a state of good repair and support transit operations and maintenance with new equipment and tools purchase replacement fare collection equipment for fleet to be compatible with ETD and CT transit.

Activities

Replacing two less than 30 bus that has exceeded its useful life *replacing one support vehicles that will support etds staff *purchasing and replacing hardware to facilitate the transit districts daily operations *preventative maintenance of vehicles to keep ETD fleet in state of good repair*other misc. Support equipment outfit etds fleet and administrative needs. *fare collection upgrade to meet with state and DOT requirements

Expected outcomes

These funds will permit ETD to meet preventive maintenance standards on vehicles and equipment preform repairs and improvement to maintain facilities in a state of good repair reduce maintenance costs and maintain reliability by replacing revenue vehicles and purchase miscellaneous equipment to support bus operations. Also the fare collection will be used for various fare media such as magnetic stripe cards barcode tickets contactless smart cards mobile phones or key FOBS2.

Intended beneficiaries

Estuary transit and the riders that rely on its service will benefit from continued services permitting workers to get to work and other destinations. Providing high fare collection technology to raise the standards ETD will work to upgrade facilities to meet the safety and health requirements ADA requirements