This $7,000,000 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration will support planning and outreach activities for the South County Rapid Transit project in San Diego, California. The grant funding will enable the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) to evaluate options for improving transit travel times, increasing ridership, and expanding travel options between the U.S.-Mexico border and downtown San Diego. This...
This $14,232,464 Formula Grant awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will fund the San Dieguito Lagoon Double Track project. The key products and services to be delivered include: Construction and project administration for 1.7 miles of double track, replacement of the existing San Dieguito River single track timber trestle with a new double track bridge, and various other infrastructure improvements. The completed...
The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) was awarded a $10 million 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 grant funds will support the construction of Phase 5 of the Del Mar Bluffs Stabilization Project (DMB5). Key activities to be delivered through the funding include trackbed stabilization improvements, trackbed support retrofit...
This $4,000,000 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) will fund the Airport Transit Connection Project. The project will plan, design, and implement a direct connection between the San Diego International Airport and the regional transit system, including the trolley, Coaster, Amtrak Pacific Surfliner, rapid transit, and local bus services. The project is conducting advanced planning...
This $58,346,599.00 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) will support the Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) in servicing and maintaining up to 173 light rail vehicles that provide service across four transit lines in San Diego County, California. The project aims to sustain lowered facility and equipment operating costs, contribute to MTS achieving a state of good repair for its transit assets, and increase...
This federal Formula Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants), will fund $19,400,000 in preliminary engineering and environmental analysis for the Central Mobility Hub concept in San Diego, California. The project activities include conducting alternatives analysis, preliminary engineering, and environmental analysis to develop a state-of-the-art mobility hub with direct connections to the...
The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) received a $7 million Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to conduct conceptual planning for the Purple Line transit project. Funding will support project administration, conceptual planning, right-of-way analysis, public outreach, and corridor planning through June 2026 to assess alignment and station siting options in the...
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 San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) received a $29 million Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on December 21, 2022. Through this funding, SANDAG will acquire right-of-way property and develop an off-street consolidated bus parking facility in downtown San Diego. This Downtown Bus Stopover Project aims to provide a location where Metropolitan Transit System...
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...