AUSTIN – The Texas Transportation Commission today awarded $35 million to transit providers around the state to improve public transportation for rural Texans.
The funding will help complete construction of four bus facilities and replace 325 buses and vans in growing rural areas with a high percentage of people who rely on these transportation services.
“More reliable buses and vans help these rural residents maintain their independence and improve their overall quality of life by providing access to jobs, education, medical services, and shopping,” said TxDOT Deputy Executive Director Marc Williams. “Newer transit vehicles also are more reliable, safer and less expensive to maintain.”
The $35 million award includes funds from the federal TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) grant program as well as federal and state funds.
For more information, contact TxDOT Media Relations at MediaRelations@txdot.gov or (512) 463-8700.
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AWARD FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDS TO RURAL TRANSPORTATION PROVIDERS
TO PURCHASE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES
Rural Transit District | Award Amount |
Alamo Area Council of Governments | $1,274,000 |
Ark-Tex Council of Governments | 1,140,000 |
Aspermont Small Business Development Center, Inc. | 45,000 |
Brazos Transit District | 988,000 |
Capital Area Rural Transportation System (CARTS) | 2,173,000 |
Central Texas Rural Transit District | 1,124,000 |
Cleburne, City of | 260,000 |
Colorado Valley Transit, Inc. | 456,000 |
Concho Valley Transit District | 742,000 |
Del Rio, City of | 372,000 |
East Texas Council of Governments | 1,181,000 |
El Paso, County of | 152,000 |
Fort Bend County | 304,000 |
Galveston County Transit District | 550,000 |
Golden Crescent Regional Planning Commission | 555,000 |
Gulf Coast Center | 152,000 |
Heart of Texas Council of Governments | 225,000 |
Hill Country Transit District | 861,000 |
Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council | 196,000 |
McLennan County Rural Transit District | 135,000 |
Panhandle Community Services | 735,000 |
Public Transit Services | 135,000 |
Rolling Plains Management Corporation | 120,000 |
Rural Economic Assistance League, Inc. | 550,000 |
Senior Center Resources and Public Transit, Inc. | 325,000 |
South Padre Island, City of | 228,000 |
South Plains Community Action Association | 857,000 |
Southwest Area Regional Transit District | 1,002,000 |
SPAN, Inc. | 76,000 |
STAR Transit | 837,000 |
West Texas Opportunities, Inc. | 1,185,000 |
Total | $18,935,000 |