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Transit director seeks SPLOST match money and a rebuilt Broad Street transfer facility to support electric buses and modernization
Summary
Augusta Transit requested $21.46 million in SPLOST funding: $2,026,026 to provide local matching funds for a $12 million FTA grant to buy six electric buses and charging infrastructure, and a larger capital request to replace the aging Broad Street transfer facility with a two‑story, LEED‑ready multimodal hub.
At the July 1 SPLOST 9 work session, the transit director asked the commission to include $21,457,180 for two projects: grant‑matching funds and a replacement of the Broad Street transfer facility.
Director Daugherty said grants are the primary capital funding source for transit and that many federal programs require a local match. He said the department has been awarded a $12 million competitive Federal Transit Administration grant but…
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