This $6,797,403 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will fund the implementation and construction of the Bus Rapid Transit I-Line Speed and Reliability Improvements Project in the cities of Renton, Kent, and Auburn, Washington. The project will enhance transit performance along the 17-mile RapidRide I Line corridor, including re-timing up to 60 traffic signals, installing up to two transit queue jumps, three...
This $145,269,127 federal Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants program (CFDA 20.500) will fund the construction of the RapidRide I Line bus rapid transit (BRT) project in King County, Washington. The award provides $79,691,985 in FY 2022 and 2024 to build project elements including roadway widening and re-channelization for transit priority lanes, bus boarding areas, telecommunications infrastructure, transit signal...
This Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration provides $4,548,376 in funding to King County Metro Transit for preliminary engineering and design of a new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) RapidRide corridor along Rainier Ave S. in Seattle. The activities include planning for potential future construction of BRT lanes, signal modifications, enhanced stations/stops, and supporting multimodal infrastructure to increase...
This federal Formula Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), will fund the design and construction of non-motorized safety improvements within the cities of Renton, Kent, and Auburn, Washington. The $1,202,802 grant, awarded on September 8, 2024, will support projects to enhance pedestrian and bicycle access to the RapidRide I Line bus rapid transit corridor, including...
This $184,056,595 federal Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), will fund the construction of two key transit centers - the Tukwila International Boulevard Station (TIBS) and the South Renton Transit Center (SRTC) - along the new STRIDE bus rapid transit (BRT) line on I-405 South and SR 518 in King County, Washington. The grant will cover project costs for constructing the BRT platforms, pedestrian...
This federal Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) provides $4,562,500.00 to King County Metro Transit to improve speed, reliability, and non-motorized access on congested segments of Routes 165 and 181 in Washington. The funded activities include constructing or implementing enhanced high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes, new bus lanes/bypass lanes, signal queue jumps, intersection turning restrictions, bus bulbs,...
This $4,125,000 Project Grant, awarded by the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (CFDA 20.507), will fund preliminary engineering and design for passenger improvements adjacent to Sound Transit's East Link, Downtown Redmond Link Extension, and Lynnwood Link Extension stations. The activities under this grant may include designing new or relocated Metro bus stops, shelters, benches, lighting, real-time bus arrival...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) in the amount of $44,071,937.00 to King County Metro Transit, a U.S. local government agency, on January 16, 2025. The funds will be used to provide vehicle preventive maintenance activities, such as salaries and benefits for maintenance staff, during the period of January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023. The expected outcome is to maintain the safety and reliability of King County...
This $15,413,264 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) will enable King County Metro Transit to replace overhead trolley infrastructure in the Seattle metropolitan area. The activities to be performed include replacing overhead switches and ancillary hardware, such as wiring, to benefit Metro customers by reducing service disruptions and downtime. The grant, awarded...
This $19,875,000 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) will fund the construction of charging infrastructure to support the operations of up to 105 battery electric buses for King County Metro Transit in Washington. The project will install electrical equipment and supporting infrastructure such as overhead gantries, transformers, switchgear, chargers, cabling, and charging connectors to enable fueling for the battery...