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TDOT Gets $10 Million "State Of Good Repair" Grant
Posted on December 28, 2012
The Tennessee Department of Transportation has been awarded a $10 million "State of Good Repair Grant" by the Federal Transit Administration. The Tennessee Department of Transportation collaborated with 15 transit agencies to submit a joint application to Federal Transit Administration for the replacement of transit vehicles that have exceeded their useful life based on years in service or mileage. The Tennessee Department of Transportation is one of only five Department of Transportation’s to receive a statewide State of Good Repair Grant.
Three large urban agencies, three small urban agencies, and nine rural agencies participated in the statewide application submitted to the Federal Transit Administration by The Tennessee Department of Transportation . Locally the South Central Tennessee Development District was one of the nine rural agencies.
Since the $10 million award is 16.5% of the amount needed to replace all the vehicles that have exceeded their useful life at participating agencies, The Tennessee Department of Transportation is providing each agency with 16.5% of their original request. The large urban and small urban agencies will work directly with Federal Transit Administration to obtain the funding. The Tennessee Department of Transportation will assist the rural transit providers in procuring replacement vehicles.
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