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...
This $4,125,000 Project Grant, awarded by the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (CFDA 20.507), will fund preliminary engineering and design for passenger improvements adjacent to Sound Transit's East Link, Downtown Redmond Link Extension, and Lynnwood Link Extension stations. The activities under this grant may include designing new or relocated Metro bus stops, shelters, benches, lighting, real-time bus arrival...
The Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit) was awarded a $5,927,270 Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency on September 6, 2022 under the Rail and Transit Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.075). The grant will fund efforts to protect critical transportation infrastructure and the traveling public from security risks, as outlined in the program objectives. Specifically, Sound Transit will use the funding to enhance security for the intra-city bus,...
This $3,750,000 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) awarded to the City of Seattle by the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration on September 21, 2023 will fund transit infrastructure improvements on the Route 40 Transit Plus Multimodal Corridor. The key activities to be performed include constructing dedicated bus lanes, signal upgrades, pavement spot improvements, and bus zone modifications. These improvements are expected to enhance transit travel time and...
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...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $9,514,450 Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) to the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority, operating as Sound Transit, to fund preliminary engineering and design activities for a new infill light rail station along the existing Link Line 1 in North Tukwila, Washington. The grant will enable Sound Transit to advance the South Boeing Access Road Infill Station project, which aims to expand access to high-capacity transit and improve mobility...
This federal Formula Grant award totaling $184,056,595.00 from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will fund the construction of two key transit centers along the new STRIDE Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line in King County, Washington. The grant will specifically support the Tukwila International Boulevard Station project, which includes constructing two in-line BRT platforms, new pedestrian bridges, and bus-only lanes on SR 518, as well as the...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded a $573,049 Transit Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.075) project grant to the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority, doing business as Sound Transit, to enhance security for its public transportation system serving the greater Seattle metropolitan area. The funding will support various security-related activities, including upgrading surveillance equipment, hardening critical infrastructure, improving cybersecurity, and conducting...
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...
This $20.7 million Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration through the Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants program will fund the expansion of Sound Transit's existing 1.6-mile streetcar system in Tacoma, Washington by an additional 2.4 miles. The grant, awarded on August 30, 2021, will support construction activities including six additional stations, guideway and track installation, and pedestrian and bicycle safety improvements. Intended...