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WeGo reports $10M federal grant, $8M council reallocation and Jan. 4 winter service expansions
Summary
Staff told the board the agency won a $10 million federal Bus and Bus Facilities grant, the city council reallocated $8 million of metro capital funds into general capital (improving near-term state-of-good-repair availability), and winter service changes funded by the Choose How You Move program take effect Jan. 4, extending Sunday hours and improving frequency on key routes.
Agency staff told the Nashville MTA board that recent council and federal actions will bolster near-term capital and service plans.
Capital and council actions: Staff reported two council resolutions adopted that reallocated $8,000,000 of metro capital funds originally programmed for the Murfreesboro Pike BRT project into the agency's general capital fund. Concurrently, the council-approved capital spending plan includes just under $12,000,000 targeted at grant matches and state-of-good-repair projects,…
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