The Memphis Area Transit Authority is set to receive $19.9 million in TDOT grants.
Tennessee Department of Transportation will fund the purchase of 10 electric buses and electric charging stations for a new route that will serve the Memphis International Airport and Southeast Memphis.
MATA will receive $13.9 million over a three year period to pay for the project and then six million over a three year period to fund the new route once the electric buses are up and running.
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