The Florida Department of Transportation, doing business as the Tri-County Commuter Rail Authority, received a $48.8 million Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on November 18, 2021. The grant will fund preventative maintenance services for trains and stations through March 30, 2027. Herzog Transit Services Inc. will perform the maintenance work under a contract procured in 2016. The Tri-County Commuter Rail Authority...
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), as the Tri-County Commuter Rail Authority, received a $24,269,293 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on June 4, 2024. The purpose of this award is to provide funds for various projects that include rail yard improvements, preventative maintenance, planning consultants, video surveillance and data networks, pedestrian bridges and crossings, station rehabilitation and improvements,...
The Florida Department of Transportation, doing business as the Tri-County Commuter Rail Authority, was awarded a $17.89 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration on April 21, 2023. The grant funding will support capital projects through March 30, 2031 under the State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA #20.525). Funds will be used to cover eligible fixed guideway elements, stations, stops, terminals and associated professional services and...
The Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration awarded the State of Florida Department of Transportation a $20,218,048 Project Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant funds will support preventative maintenance services for the Central Florida Rail Corridor and Sunrail commuter rail system from July 2021 through January 2023. Specifically, the funds will be used for maintenance of way activities on the 61.3-mile rail corridor, as well as...
The State of Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) received a $26,757,041 Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The grant funds will be used for ongoing maintenance of way (MOW) services for the Central Florida Rail Corridors (CFRC) operation of SunRail, including maintenance of wayside signals, highway-rail grade crossings, and the SunRail vehicle fleet. Specific activities covered under this grant...
The South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA) received a $41.5 million project grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to fund various capital projects and operating expenses from August 2021 through March 2028. The grant provides $18.9 million in Urbanized Area Formula Funding and $17.7 million in State of Good Repair funds to support rail yard improvements, onboard cameras, preventative maintenance, planning...
The State of Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) received a $2,829,157 project grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration on May 15, 2023 to support rail fixed guideway public transportation system safety oversight through March 30, 2031. The grant was awarded under the Rail Fixed Guideway Public Transportation System State Safety Oversight Formula Grant Program (CFDA 20.528), which aims to improve public transportation safety by assisting states...
The Federal Transit Administration awarded a $788,810 Formula Grant to the Florida Department of Transportation, acting as the Tri-County Commuter Rail Authority, to purchase and install liquid crystal display (LCD) visual monitors at the seven Tri-Rail stations located in Broward County, Florida. This grant, funded under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), is expected to improve the Tri-Rail passenger experience and the reliability, efficiency, and capacity of the existing...
The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration awarded a $12,919,248 Project Grant under the Highway Planning and Construction (CFDA 20.205) program to the State of Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) on September 12, 2023. The grant funding supports the "South FL Rail Corridor - NW 25th St to 964 Cut/DAX to Military - SFRTA; Rail Safety Project; Capital" initiative, which involves improvements to rail infrastructure and safety along the South Florida rail...
The State of Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) received a $14,026,240 Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to provide operating assistance to SunRail commuter rail service from September 2022 through January 2023. The grant funding will allow FDOT to cover eligible operating expenses for SunRail and support supplemental safety and security measures during the transit system's COVID-19 recovery period....