Iowa Transportation Commission approves purchase of 107 new vehicles for Iowa public transit systems

Feb. 12, 2020
The $9 million in funding was provided through the FTA’s Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program.

More than $9 million in funding has been approved by the Iowa Transportation Commission for 107 new public transit vehicles to replace vehicles that have remained in service past their useful life as determined by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).

The Iowa Public Transit Bus Replacement Project was funded through the FTA’s Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program. Vehicle replacement projects were approved for 21 different public transit systems. The complete list of funded vehicles can be found on Iowa Department of Transportation’s website.

Iowa has public transit service in all 99 counties, helping people get to where they need to go.