This $334,821,371 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) will fund eight capital projects for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) to support modernization, emissions reduction, and safety goals. Key projects include retrofitting the North Cambridge bus facility for battery electric buses, improving Ruggles Station, upgrading the Downtown Crossing/Park Street area,...
This $103,828,192 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA)'s State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) will fund various capital projects to maintain and improve existing public transportation infrastructure in the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) service area. Key projects include the replacement of the Dorchester Avenue Bridge, Six Rail Bridge Bundle, and North Station Draw 1 Bridge, as well as improvements...
This $27,551,211 federal Formula Grant awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) will fund two key projects: $20,551,211 for carbon reduction upgrades to the Quincy Bus Garage, including the installation of electric charging infrastructure such as pantograph dispensers, plug-in chargers, and a charge management system to support the transition to battery electric buses. $7,000,000 for design and engineering costs to improve accessibility at...
This Project Grant award, valued at $47,205,886, was provided by the 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 award will fund the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's (MBTA) purchase of 28 forty-foot battery electric buses and related workforce development initiatives. The buses will replace the MBTA's existing electric trolleybus fleet, eliminating...
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) was awarded a $136,917,060 federal project grant by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). This funding will be used by the MBTA to purchase 80 forty-foot battery electric buses and support related workforce development initiatives. Specifically, the MBTA will acquire 32 buses with streetside boarding to...
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $44,224,001 grant to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) under the National Infrastructure Investments (CFDA 20.933) program. The grant will fund the Blue Hill Avenue Multimodal Corridor Project, which will transform approximately 3.1 miles of Blue Hill Avenue in Boston by converting the existing median into dedicated bus lanes with median bus stops. The project will also include roadway...
This $211,340,751 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will support the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)'s track improvement projects on the Green, Blue, Orange, and Red subway lines. The grant funding will be used to replace railroad ties, rail, and other track components, as well as perform track tamping, stabilization, and other rehabilitation work on the MBTA's light and heavy rail systems. The...
This $238,937,500 federal Formula Grant award was provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525). The grant will fund $50,000,000 in FFY 2023 Section 5307 funds and $141,150,000 in FFY 2022 Section 5337 funds for preventive maintenance activities performed by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA). The grant will cover labor costs for preventive maintenance of the MBTA's vehicle...
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) was awarded a $58,606,700 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration under the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail program (CFDA 20.326). The funding will support comprehensive infrastructure upgrades to improve passenger rail services, system safety, and state of good repair at Union Station and along the Worcester commuter rail line in Massachusetts. Specifically, the MBTA will...
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) was awarded a $2,960,000 Cooperative Agreement from the Federal Highway Administration's Highway Research and Development Program (CFDA 20.200) to implement the Boston Regional Transit Signal Priority Program. The program will leverage existing infrastructure to provide transit signal priority, remote monitoring, and operational measurements at key intersections aligned with the MBTA's bus network redesign. The goal is to make transit service...