To provide funds for the relocation and replacement of the parks avenue bus operating and maintenance base with a new facility that can serve the southside

The Federal Transit Administration awarded the Transportation District Commission of Hampton Roads, doing business as Hampton Roads Transit (HRT), $31.25 million on January 12, 2026, under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) to construct a new operating and maintenance facility replacing the Parks Avenue Bus Operating and Maintenance Base to serve the Southside.

The project will deliver a new facility designed to enable HRT to continue providing clean, safe, and reliable transit services throughout the Hampton Roads region. The recipient, a state government transit authority headquartered in Hampton, Virginia, operates bus, light rail, paratransit, and ferry services across the region. The award carries a period of performance through March 31, 2030, with place of performance in Virginia.

No sub-recipients are identified in this award. The intended beneficiaries are HRT and transit riders served by the system.

Activities

Construct a new operating and maintenance facility for bus operation.

Expected outcomes

To continue to provide clean safe and reliable transit services throughout hampton roads.

Intended beneficiaries

Hampton roads transit (HRT) and transit riders