The Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) was awarded a $15.56 million Project Grant from the Federal Transit Administration's Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The grant funds will support MTS's purchase of nine 40-foot compressed natural gas buses to replace older vehicles that have met their 12-year or 500,000-mile useful life benchmarks. The new buses will comply with clean air and accessibility standards. MTS operates over 700 buses...
The Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) in San Diego, California was awarded a $4,973,485 Formula Grant from 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). The grant will fund the purchase of 7 new 40-foot standard compressed natural gas (CNG) buses with an expected useful life of 12 years or 500,000 miles. These buses will support MTS's fleet of over 700 buses...
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has awarded a $73,477,758 Project Grant to the Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). This funding will contribute to MTS's maintenance and operation of its fleet of over 700 buses serving approximately 3 million people across 570 square miles of the San Diego, CA metropolitan area. Specifically, the grant will support the purchase of 36 new 40-foot CNG buses...
The Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) received a $55.7 million Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support public transportation services and infrastructure in San Diego County, California. The grant funding will support MTS's bus fleet maintenance through $31.8 million for preventative maintenance, purchase of 22 compressed natural gas buses for $10.2 million, and...
This $155,836,654 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will support the Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) in San Diego, California. The funding will contribute to MTS's efforts to maintain a state of good repair for its transit assets, which include a fleet of over 700 buses serving approximately 3 million people across 570 square miles of urbanized and rural areas in San Diego County. Specifically, the grant will enable MTS to...
The Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) was awarded a $1,692,500 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 20.534). The funding will be used to replace the variable messaging signs and public address systems at 20 MTS transit stations along the Blue and Green light rail lines. The new signage and public address upgrades will provide real-time train arrival and...
The Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) received a $35.5 million Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) to fund preventive maintenance of light rail vehicles and equipment. The grant, awarded on August 6, 2021 and set to be completed by September 8, 2021, will provide $28.3 million in federal funding and $7.2 million in local matching funds to support MTS's preventive maintenance activities for its fleet of up...
The Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) was awarded a $73,274,666 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration's State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) on September 7, 2022 to support capital projects for MTS's existing fixed guideway systems. The grant will fund two key projects. First, $28,317,866 will go towards preventive maintenance of MTS's light rail vehicles and related equipment, which includes up to 173 light rail vehicles serving four...
This $58,346,599 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) will enable the Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) in San Diego, California to maintain up to 173 light rail vehicles that provide service across four transit lines with 63 stations and 64.3 miles of rail infrastructure. The grant funding will sustain lowered facility and equipment operating costs, contribute to MTS achieving a state of good repair for all transit...
The Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) received a $1.5 million Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to fund planning and engineering studies along the Orange Line light rail corridor in San Diego County, California. The award, issued on January 24, 2023, will support two studies to identify safety and operational enhancements that could allow for increased transit service frequency and improved travel times,...