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CROG committee approves seven TIP amendments, including $15 million for CT Transit fare upgrade
Summary
The CROG Transportation Committee voted May 18 to approve seven Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) amendments and forward them to the policy board. Major items include bridge work and a $15 million FTA-funded contract to modernize CT Transit fare collection with contactless payment.
The CROG Transportation Committee voted May 18 to approve seven amendments to the regional Transportation Improvement Program and forward them to the policy board acting as the metropolitan planning organization.
Rob (committee member) presented the seven amendments, saying items 1–3 allocate National Highway Performance Program funds mainly for interstate and major bridge work, and items 4–7 are FTA-funded transit projects. He identified the largest transit item as a $15,000,000 allocation to replace CT Transit’s decade-old fare-collection system with a contactless-capable system for fare boxes and 690 vehicles.
"The newest technology is contactless payment — credit cards and smartphones — and this is for new fare boxes to renovate the fare collection system in the bus system," Rob said.
Patrice Carson moved to approve the TIP amendments "as presented," and Suzanne Choate seconded. Committee members indicated their assent by saying "aye" and the motion passed; the amendments will be forwarded to the policy board acting as the MPO.
Why it matters: the approved amendments reallocate federal highway and transit funds to specific regional projects, including a substantial investment in fare technology intended to modernize payment options on CT Transit buses. The committee did not record a full roll-call tally in the meeting transcript; the motion was announced as approved and forwarded to the policy board for final action.
What’s next: the policy board acting as the MPO will consider the amendments; separate procurement and implementation actions by CT Transit and FTA will follow for equipment purchase and system rollout.
Attribution: quotes and attributions in this article come from the committee meeting transcript and are attributed to speakers listed in the meeting record.
