Although the Federal Transit Administration has distributed about $25 million of an available $1.4 billion in grants, the agency’s failure to distribute the remaining $1.38 billion is causing delays in construction plans of transit agencies.
The grant money was included in the federal fiscal year 2018 budget and is designated for transit-rail and bus projects.
The undistributed funds have been approved for 17 projects that involve building or expanding transit systems.
Many of those projects are ready for construction and are waiting for the FTA to release the funds.
Some of those projects have been pending for several years.
Among the projects awaiting the release of funds is the proposal double-tracking of the South Shore rail line in Northwest Indiana.
Tags: Federal Transit Administration, FTA grants, South Shore commuter service, South Shore double tracking
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