To provide funds for the purchase and installation of ticket vending machines to be used to purchase bus passes for lanta patrons

The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the Lehigh & Northampton Transportation Authority (Lanta) $405,000 on June 12, 2026, under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula program (CFDA 20.526) to purchase, install, configure, and train three ticket vending machines for bus pass sales.

The machines will serve Lanta patrons across Lehigh and Northampton Counties, Pennsylvania, enabling fare collection and improving mobility and access to the transit system. Lanta is a local government transit authority headquartered in Allentown that operates fixed-route bus service and ADA paratransit across the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton urbanized area. The award carries a period of performance through March 31, 2027, and place of performance in Pennsylvania. No sub-recipients are identified.

Activities

Funds will be used to cover the purchase installation system configuration and training for three ticket vending machines.

Expected outcomes

Funding will permit lanta to continue to provide clean safe and reliable transportation and improve mobility and access throughout lehigh and northampton counties PA.

Intended beneficiaries

Lanta and the residents of lehigh and northampton county who rely on its service will benefit from continued service permitting workers to get to work and other destinations.