This $435,386,331 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration's Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) will fund the Chicago Transit Authority's (CTA) capital projects from September 2022 through December 2026. The grant will provide funding to purchase up to 67 new standard 40-foot buses and up to 36 new rail cars, as well as overhaul CTA's existing revenue fleet vehicles to maintain their useful...
This $13,063,476 federal Formula 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) will support the Chicago Transit Authority's (CTA) capital projects to modernize its bus and rail fleets and infrastructure. The key activities funded include the purchase of up to 67 new standard 40ft buses and up to 36 new rail cars, as well as the overhaul and...
This $249,040,086 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) provides funding for the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) to upgrade its bus and rail fleet and infrastructure. Key activities include purchasing up to 14 new 40-foot buses and 1 new railcar, overhauling the existing revenue fleet, conducting engineering assessments for transitioning the bus system to full...
This Project Grant award, totaling $14,735,418.00, is provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 20.534). The purpose of this award is to modernize the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) by retrofitting and/or rebuilding stations, installing full barrier doors on CTA buses, designing and engineering the modernization of CTA bus garages, and conducting facility assessments. The...
This $5,618,054,647 Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants (CFDA 20.500) award, provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA), will fund the design and construction of a 5.5-mile heavy rail extension to the existing Red Line on Chicago's far south side. Key project elements include four new fully accessible stations with multimodal connections, new traction power substations, a new yard and maintenance shop facility, and the purchase of 78 rail cars....
The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) was awarded a $1,675,000 Project Grant from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on May 24, 2022 to improve bus speed and reliability on up to six priority bus corridors in Chicago, Illinois through March 30, 2028. Funds will support completion of design work and implementation of bus priority treatments and targeted solutions on the identified corridors. Expected outcomes include diverting an estimated...
This federal Project Grant award of $7,946,458.00 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) will enable the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) to enhance the CTAS 103rd Street Garage. The grant funds will be used to acquire six battery electric buses (BEBs) and the necessary charging equipment infrastructure to electrify the fleet. This initiative also...
The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) was awarded an $8.89 million Project Grant from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to construct a traffic signal interconnect and communication network to implement transit signal priority on Ashland Avenue in Chicago, Illinois from August 2021 to March 2027. The network will connect intersections to the city's centralized traffic management software and facilitate communication between transit vehicles...
The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) was awarded a $111,000,000 Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The grant will fund work within CTA's existing right-of-way to replace the track between Pulaski Station and Kedzie Station, including track and trackbed work, erosion control and drainage improvements, signals/communications/power generation activities, and safety/security enhancements. The project aims to...
The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) was awarded a $13.29 million Project Grant from the 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 CTA's Electric Bus Program to purchase electric buses and charging stations. The program aims to replace diesel buses with lower or zero-emission electric buses to modernize and green CTA's fleet. The grant period runs from June 2021 through March...