Congresswoman Barbara Lee Announces $15 million DOT Grant Award for AC Transit
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-Oakland) announced today that the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit Agency (AC Transit) has been awarded a $15 million grant by the U.S. Department of Transportation through its Federal Transit Administration program.
The funds from this grant award will be used to support AC Transit’s state-of-the-art Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project, including dedicated bus lanes, transit signal priority, real-time bus arrival information and 47 bus stations from the downtown Berkeley BART station to the downtown San Leandro BART Station, and would run through downtown Oakland along the Telegraph Avenue, International Boulevard and East 14thStreet corridor. The BRT will provide high-quality, fast, and frequent express bus service along a 14 mile heavily urbanized corridor. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2012 and will be completed in 2014.
“I am pleased that AC Transit has been selected to receive this important funding,” Congresswoman Lee said. “With these funds, AC Transit will be able to provide more efficient service to the communities in my District and beyond. Continued investment in our public transportation infrastructure is paramount to rebuilding our economy, creating jobs, and promoting healthy, sustainable communities.”
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