This $5.076 million project grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) will fund the purchase of two ADA-compliant 60-foot articulated buses by Sound Transit. The buses will replace vehicles that have reached the end of their useful life, increasing service reliability and reducing maintenance costs for the public transit system serving the Central Puget Sound region of...
This $1,753,536 federal Formula Grant award 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 funds will be used by the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit) to purchase approximately one (1) 60-ft articulated battery electric bus for their Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service along the SR 522 corridor in King County, Washington....
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded Sound Transit a $179.7 million Project Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on June 9, 2021. The grant funding supports operating assistance for Sound Transit through the grant's November 8, 2021 completion date. As the designated recipient for the Seattle, Washington urbanized area, Sound Transit will utilize the grant funding to deliver public transportation services and related planning...
The Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit) was awarded a $7,840,863 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant will fund the purchase of approximately six battery electric high-capacity transit buses for the SR 522/NE 145th Bus Rapid Transit service. This bus rapid transit project aims to provide fast, frequent and reliable public transportation connecting...
This $27.7 million project grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration's State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) will fund preventive maintenance of rolling stock for Sound Transit's ST Express bus program. The grant includes $11 million in FY2022 Section 5337 State of Good Repair High Intensity Motorbus funding suballocated to Sound Transit from the Seattle urbanized area. Sound Transit will use these funds for preventive maintenance activities to...
This Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration awarded $275,258,761 to Sound Transit through the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on October 28, 2021 to support sustained transit operations through February 27, 2023. The funding will prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus pandemic by covering operating costs including driver and operation worker salaries/benefits, fuel, supplies such as personal protective equipment and...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded Sound Transit $15,466,591 under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) on March 31, 2023 to support the establishment of new bus rapid transit service along Interstate 405 and State Route 518 from Lynnwood to Burien, Washington. Funds will be used to purchase four buses and construct the South Renton Transit Center to permit Sound Transit to continue successfully...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $10,510,000 Project Grant under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) to the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit) on September 18, 2023. The grant will fund the procurement of three battery electric buses and the necessary charging infrastructure, including four fast chargers and ten slow chargers, along with a charge management system and associated utility...
The Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit) received a $4.5 million Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration on September 24, 2021 to complete by August 2, 2022. The grant funds replacement and upgrades to Sound Transit's passenger information systems hardware and software for its rail program. $3.6 million of the total award amount represents Fiscal Year 2021 Section 5307 funds sub-allocated to Sound Transit from the Seattle...
This $10,203,525 project grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will fund the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit) to establish an eight-bus Bus Rapid Transit service along Interstate 405 and State Route 518 from Lynnwood to Burien in Washington state. Sound Transit will use the funds to purchase eight buses and construct the South Renton Transit Center. The funding will...