Cnyrta will use this award to keep equipment facilities and vehicles in a state of good repair

The Central New York Regional Transportation Authority (CNYRTA) was awarded a $5,369,755 Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The grant, awarded on August 12, 2024, will be used by CNYRTA to keep its equipment, facilities, and vehicles in a state of good repair through various activities such as the replacement of 35ft and 40ft buses, bus route signing, computer hardware and software maintenance, facility projects, paratransit vehicle procurement, and the purchase of shop equipment and support vehicles. The intended outcomes of the grant are to continue providing public transit service operations by maintaining CNYRTA's transportation infrastructure in a state of good repair, ultimately benefiting the organization and the public transit riders in the region.

Activities

Activities to be performed include replacement of 35FT and 40FT buses bus route signing computer hardware and software maintenance facility projects paratransit vehicles shop equipment and support vehicles.

Expected outcomes

To continue to provide transit service operations by keeping equipment facilities and vehicles in a state of good repair.

Intended beneficiaries

Cnyrta and the public transit riders.