The city of conroe will start a pilot program to assist with the growth of the transit program

The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the City of Conroe $3,075,224 on August 21, 2026, under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to expand public transit service in Conroe, Texas.

The City of Conroe will use the award to support transit planning, preventive maintenance, and operating costs for fixed-route bus service and complementary Americans with Disabilities Act paratransit service. The pilot program expands the service area to reach previously unserved neighborhoods and reduce wait times from 60-minute to 30-minute headways, targeting growth among both existing riders and new riders who previously lacked access to public transit.

The award runs through September 30, 2030, with performance in Conroe, Texas. No sub-recipients are involved; the City of Conroe delivers all activities directly. The funding is obligated as a formula grant, which apportions resources annually to urbanized areas for transit capital and operating assistance and transportation-related planning.

Activities

Grant award funds will be used to support transit planning (metropolitan planning) preventive maintenance (capital) and operating of transit services. The transit services will consist of fixed bus route ADA

Expected outcomes

The city of conroe expects a growth in ridership due to a larger service area and providing transit service in otherwise non-serviced areas of the community. The city of conroe anticipates growth in choice riders as well as new riders that have not had access to public transit before due to transit service boundaries. The city of conroe is anticipating more citizens to utilize the service due to the shorter wait times from 1 hour headways to 30-minute wait times.

Intended beneficiaries

The intended beneficiaries are the citizens of conroe which include the existing riders of the conroe connection transit service as well as new riders that have not had access to the public transit service due to service boundaries. The city of conroe anticipates more of the citizens of conroe will utilize the public transit system due to the expansion of service area and reduced wait times.