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2/6/2024
The Federal Transit Administration yesterday announced $110 million in grant awards to eight public-transportation providers and state departments of transportation in six states and one territory to help with recovery efforts from recent natural disasters.
Provided through the federal Public Transportation Emergency Relief (ER) Program, the funding will help cover the costs to repair damaged equipment and facilities, or recoup costs for evacuation and rescue operations following floods, hurricanes and tornadoes that occurred in 2017 and from 2020 to 2022, FTA officials said in a press release.
The funding also helps transit operators cover the cost of evacuation, rescues and temporary public transportation and relocating service before, during or after an emergency.
The transit-rail grants include $75 million to New Jersey Transit; $2.15 million to Hillsborough Area Regional Transit in Florida; and $201,160 to the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority in New York.