This $103,828,192 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA)'s State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) will fund various capital projects to maintain and improve existing public transportation infrastructure in the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) service area. Key projects include the replacement of the Dorchester Avenue Bridge, Six Rail Bridge Bundle, and North Station Draw 1 Bridge, as well as improvements...
This $74,005,347 federal Project Grant awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) will support a range of capital projects for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA). Key activities include: Wayfinding improvements at Alewife station Crossing enhancements at the North Wilmington station Modernization of the Quincy bus facility A framework study for transit-oriented...
This $47,205,886 federal Project Grant award, provided by 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), will fund the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's (MBTA) purchase of 28 forty-foot battery electric buses and support related workforce development initiatives. Specifically, the grant will enable the MBTA to replace its existing electric trolley...
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) was awarded a $136,917,060 federal project grant by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). This funding will be used by the MBTA to purchase 80 forty-foot battery electric buses and support related workforce development initiatives. Specifically, the MBTA will acquire 32 buses with streetside boarding to...
This $238,937,500 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) provides funding for preventive maintenance activities performed by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) from July 2024 through June 2025. The grant will fund $50,000,000 in FFY 2023 Section 5307 funds and $141,150,000 in FFY 2022 Section 5337 funds for preventive maintenance of the MBTA's vehicle fleet,...
This $90,169,541 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) supports the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) in conducting track infrastructure improvements and modernization projects on the Green, Blue, Orange, and Red subway lines. The key activities include replacing ties, rail, and track components; tamping and stabilizing track; and removing surplus materials and debris. The expected outcomes are to...
This $27,551,211 federal Project Grant award was provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 20.534). The award will fund two key projects: $20,551,211 for the Quincy Bus Garage Carbon Reduction project, which will install electric charging infrastructure including pantograph dispensers, plug-in chargers, charge management systems, and electrical supply upgrades to support...
This $354,044,862 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the National Infrastructure Investments (CFDA 20.933) program will fund the replacement and modernization of the Draw 1 rail drawbridge and associated infrastructure used by Amtrak and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) in Boston, Massachusetts. The key project activities include constructing three new two-track movable spans across the Charles...
This $4,726,297 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Rail Fixed Guideway Public Transportation System State Safety Oversight Formula Grant Program (CFDA 20.528) will provide funding to the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (MA DPU) to support state safety oversight activities for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) rail system. The grant funds will be used for staff salaries, training, consultant services, equipment including...
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) was awarded a $3,815,297.00 Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Rail and Transit Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.075). This federal grant funding will be used to enhance security for the MBTA's public transportation system, including bus, subway, commuter rail, and ferry services in the Boston metropolitan area. Specifically, the grant will support initiatives such as upgrading surveillance equipment,...