FTA awards Missoula Mountain Line $39.1 million bus grant to construct new maintenance, operations and administrative base facility
The facility will support employees, expand fleet capacity, maintain the agency's growing electric fleet and position the agency to meet the region's future transportation needs.
Missoula Urban Transportation District (Mountain Line)
An architectural rendering depicts the south exterior of Mountain Line's proposed new transit facility in Missoula, Montana, featuring a modern design with stone cladding, large glazed facades, and landscaped grounds.
The Federal Transit Administration awarded the Missoula Mountain Line a $39.1 million grant through the Low or No Emission Grant Program to allow the agency to move forward with construction of a new maintenance, operations and administrative base. The facility will support employees, expand fleet capacity, maintain the agency's growing electric fleet and position the agency to meet the region's future transportation needs.
“This facility represents an investment in the future of public transportation in Missoula,” said Missoula Mountain Line CEO and General Manager Jordan Hess. “It will help us serve our community more efficiently, support our employees and continue providing reliable transportation for decades to come.”
The Missoula Urban Transportation District, which operates Mountain Line, has been at its current facility on Shakespeare Street for more than four decades. In recent years, the lack of sufficient space has restricted the agency’s ability to prepare for the city's increasing population and the corresponding demand for public transit, especially in areas of dense development and new housing.
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