To provide funds towards the engineering and design of an intermodal center

This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 20.534), will provide $500,000 in funding to the Ohio Valley Regional Transportation Authority (OVRTA) to support the engineering and design of an intermodal center in Wheeling, West Virginia. The project aims to enhance the safety and accessibility of transit services for citizens in the Wheeling urbanized area by constructing a new bus transfer station. The funding will be used for the engineering and design work necessary to build this critical transportation infrastructure, which is expected to be completed by August 31, 2026. As a state government transit authority, OVRTA has a history of successfully securing federal grants from the FTA to support its operational and capital needs, including past awards for facility improvements, vehicle procurement, and pandemic response efforts.

Activities

Engineering and design for a bus transfer station.

Expected outcomes

To provide safe transit services to the wheeling urbanized area.

Intended beneficiaries

The citizens of the wheeling WV will have a safe way to move around from bus to bus.