The Iowa Transportation Commission approved $1 million in funding to support four public transit projects, which will be funded under the state Public Transit Infrastructure Grant Program for new or improved facilities to support public transit services.
Transit systems can apply to have up to 80 percent of their project funded through this program. To qualify, a transit system must secure local funding for a minimum of 20 percent of the project costs.
These are the four projects were approved by the Commission at its meeting in Clear Lake on Aug. 8:
- Automated Bus Wash (Siouxland Regional Transit System - Sioux City), $240,000
- Bus Wash Facility (City of Muscatine), $400,000
- Boiler/Heat Pump Replacement (City of Sioux City), $120,000
- Renovation of Facility (Southeast Iowa Regional Planning Commission – Mount Pleasant), $240,000
“The Public Transit Infrastructure Grant program is an impactful source of funding for public transit systems," said Modal Transportation Bureau Director for the Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) Tammy Nicholson. "This program enables transit systems to construct and maintain facilities that are critical to the operation of their system and maintenance of the vehicles. This year, we received eight project applications requesting $2.7 million."
Public transit service is available in all 99 counties. It provided over 15 million rides in 2022, getting the public where they need to go.
More information can be found on IowaDOT's website.
