Senator Patty Murray's office issued the following yesterday:
Six
new grants will support bus and bus facility capital improvements in
transit agencies across Washington state, including rural and tribal
communities
The
grants, awarded by the Federal Transit Administration, include
multi-million dollar investment for Olympia’s Intercity Transit
Senators Murray and Cantwell are longtime supporters of FTA’s Buses and Bus Facilities Program
Senators Murray and Cantwell also supported increased investments in the program in spending bill passed earlier this year
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Senators
Patty Murray (D-WA) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) announced more than $12
million in federal investments in six transit agencies across Washington
state, helping communities promote safe, reliable transit service. The
grants, which include a major $9.7 million investment in Olympia’s
Intercity Transit, were awarded through the Federal Transit
Administration’s Buses and Bus Facilities Program, which helps transit
agencies make capital investments and improve transit options for
workers, students, and families. Both Senator Murray, a senior member of
the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Senator Cantwell, a senior
Democrat on the Senate Commerce Committee, are champions of the
competitive grant program, working to reinstate the program in the 2015
FAST Act and helping secure $400 million in additional funding for the
program in the federal spending bill passed in March 2018, which helped
support these new investments.
“As people across Washington state
continue working toward solutions to address traffic congestion and
increase safety on our roads, I’m glad to see the federal government
doing its part to support these vital efforts,” said Senator Murray. “We
know access to safe, reliable transportation is key to a
well-functioning community—from helping workers and consumers connect
with local businesses, to helping families get their kids to class—and
I’ll keep working in the Senate to ensure these critical investments
continue to flow to our state.”
“These new grants are welcome news to
Washington commuters and will pave the way for new jobs and economic
growth throughout the state,” said Senator Cantwell. “Each
year, Washingtonians take more than 190 million bus trips to get to
work, attend school, or visit the doctor. Continued investments in our
transit services are critical as more and more Washingtonians turn to
public transportation to avoid spending too much time on the road.”
A full list of recipients is below.
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Mason County
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Washington State Department of Transportation
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$1,482,690.00
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Columbia County
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Washington State Department of Transportation
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$176,000.00
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Island County
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Washington State Department of Transportation
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$940,430.00
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Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe Reservation
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Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe
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$170,000.00
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Kalispel Reservation
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Kalispel Indian Community of the Kalispel Reservation
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$115,960.00
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Olympia
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Intercity Transit
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$9,703,001.00
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