WRTA and other Central Mass. transit providers awarded vehicles, funding from state grant
Several Central Massachusetts communities and nonprofit agencies will benefit from some of the $8.6 million in grant awards from the state s the Community Transit Grant Program.
The Baker-Polito Administration announced the grants this week for the program which is administered by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT).
The annual competitive grant program awards money to be used for transit operating costs, mobility management or new capital investments.
The funding is for applications made to the program during 2020. Awards include funding to 30 organizations for 113 vans and minibuses, and money to 21 entities for 28 operating and mobility management projects.