Provide funding to complete construction and acquire equipment and furnishings for a training center at the tack facility which will improve and expand operational training opportunities for employees…

This $657,100 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) will allow the Transit Authority of Central Kentucky (TACK) to complete construction and acquire equipment and furnishings for a new 40-year training center facility at its current location in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. The training center is expected to improve and expand operational training opportunities for TACK's employees, enabling the transit agency to provide better service to riders in Hardin and Meade counties. The grant award date is January 8, 2025, with a final project completion date of March 30, 2031. There are no sub-recipient activities associated with this award.

Purpose

The purpose of this award is to provide funding to complete construction and acquire equipment and furnishings for a training center at the tack facility which will improve and expand operational training opportunities for employees and allow tack to provide better service to riders. The training facility will have a useful life of 40 years.

Activities

Complete the construction of a new training center facility which is being built at tacks current facility at 1209 n. Dixie HWY. Elizabethtown KY 42701 using available and unused space.

Expected outcomes

Funding will allow tack to increase and improve employee training for all employees including drivers dispatchers and admin personnel.

Intended beneficiaries

Tack employees and riders will benefit from the improvements. This includes riders in hardin and meade counties of kentucky.