The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $130.6 million Project Grant to the Connecticut Department of Transportation under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The funding will support the purchase of 39 battery electric buses to replace older vehicles for CTTransit divisions and other transit operators statewide, as well as facility improvements and upgrades at CTTransit's Hartford H2 building to...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the Connecticut Department of Transportation $13,457,928 under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on April 8, 2022 to deploy ten battery electric buses and upgrade facilities. The project will replace ten diesel buses with zero-emission battery electric buses at the CTTransit depot in Waterbury, Connecticut. It will also fund facility upgrades including electrical infrastructure expansion, switchgear,...
This Project Grant award 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) provides $33,046,400 to the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) to support the deployment of zero-emission battery electric buses (BEBs) and associated infrastructure in the CTTRANSIT Stamford Division service area. Specifically, the funding will be used to purchase 20 new...
The Department of Transportation Connecticut (CTDOT) received a $2,354,149 Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration's State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) on August 7, 2024. The grant will fund the retrofit of three New Flyer Xcelsior battery-electric 40-ft buses with sensor, camera, and computing hardware to integrate five advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) capabilities: forward collision mitigation, side collision avoidance, rear collision avoidance, rear...
This $9,035,102 project grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration through the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) will fund capital projects supporting Connecticut's public transportation system. The grant will fund the purchase of 2-5 replacement 40-foot buses, as well as state of good repair improvements to maintenance facilities and transit infrastructure. Specifically, the grant provides $1.6 million...
The Department of Transportation Connecticut was awarded a $2,500,000 Cooperative Agreement from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Public Transportation Innovation program (CFDA 20.530). The project will retrofit three new 40-foot battery electric buses with sensor, camera, and computing hardware to integrate and demonstrate multiple advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) safety and accessibility features. Key activities include implementing forward collision mitigation, side...
This $2,495,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program will fund capital investments to support the transition of the Southeast Area Transit District (SEAT) in Connecticut to 100% zero-emission transit bus services. The grant will cover design work to modernize and expand SEAT's 42-year-old bus facility, the acquisition of 24 electric vehicle charging stations, and the...
The Department of Transportation Connecticut received a $311,586,797 project grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on May 31, 2023 to support public transportation operations and maintenance through September 30, 2029. Funding will maintain Connecticut Transit bus services statewide as well as commuter rail on the New Haven Line, Waterbury, Danbury and New Canaan branches, and Shoreline East connecting New Haven to New...
This $7,110,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) to the Norwalk Transit District in Connecticut will fund the replacement of 13 paratransit and 7 fixed-route/commuter buses that have reached the end of their useful life. Additionally, the grant will support competitive procurement activities for mobile ticketing and fare collection upgrades, replacement of ADA/paratransit scheduling...
The Greater Bridgeport Transit Authority (GBTA) was awarded a $3,450,290 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program to support capital projects and paratransit vehicle replacement between August 2021 through December 2025. Specifically, the GBTA will use $1,000,000 of the funding for administrative equipment and IT upgrades across three facilities, $401,776 for supplemental fire suppression...