3 transit agencies in western KY to receive federal funding

(KBSI) – Three transit agencies in western Kentucky will receive federal funding.

Gov. Andy Beshear announced that 10 rural Kentucky transit agencies have been approved for more than $11.5 million in Federal Transit Administration funding.

The agencies collectively serve 46 Kentucky counties. They will use the funding to modernize their bus and wheelchair van fleets and make other upgrades to facilities and equipment.

Gov. Beshear’s administration is adding $2.9 million for a total of $14.4 million. The money will be used to purchase 42 transit vehicles, 12 of which will replace older vehicles. The other 30 vehicles will expand services. Funding also will be used to build, repair or expand seven transit facilities and purchase transit equipment such as generators, laptops and software.

• Murray County Transit Authority – Calloway County
  • Items requested – Construct New Transit Maintenance Facility
  • Federal share – $960,000
  • State/local share – $240,000
  • Total request – $1.2 million
• Paducah Transit Authority – Ballard, Graves, Marshall and McCracken counties
  • Items requested – 12 Smart Box Bus Announcement and Messaging Systems/li>
  • Federal share – $52,800
  • State/local share – $13,200
  • Total request – $66,000
• Pennyrile Allied Community Services Inc. – Caldwell, Christian, Crittenden, Hopkins, Livingston, Logan, Lyon, Muhlenberg, Todd and Trigg counties
  • Items requested – construct new transit administrative/maintenance facility
  • Federal share – $400,000
  • State/local share – $100,000
  • Total request – $500,000

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s Office of Transportation Delivery administers the federal funding.

“These new buses, vans, equipment and upgraded facilities will improve safety, service and reliability, and at the same time cut maintenance costs for the local transit agencies,” said KYTC Secretary Jim Gray.

The transit agencies and counties they serve are:

• Blue Grass Community Action Partnership Inc. – Anderson, Boyle, Casey, Franklin, Garrard, Lincoln, Jessamine, Mercer, Scott, Washington and Woodford counties
• City of Maysville/Maysville Transit System – Mason County
• Daniel Boone Community Action Agency Inc. – Clay, Jackson, Lee, Owsley and Wolfe counties
• Harlan County Community Action Agency Inc. – Harlan County
• LKLP Community Action Council Inc. – Knott, Leslie, Letcher and Perry counties
• Licking Valley Community Action Program – Bracken, Fleming, Lewis, Mason and Robertson counties
• Murray County Transit Authority – Calloway County
• Paducah Transit Authority – Ballard, Graves, Marshall and McCracken counties
• Pennyrile Allied Community Services Inc. – Caldwell, Christian, Crittenden, Hopkins, Livingston, Logan, Lyon, Muhlenberg, Todd and Trigg counties
• Sandy Valley Transportation Services Inc. – Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin, Martin and Pike counties

Tap here to view a breakdown of each agency’s funding request.