Gov. Beshear Announces More Than $3 Million for New Transit Vehicles

10 public transit agencies to share in grant from Federal Transit Administration

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Aug. 18, 2020) – Gov. Andy Beshear today announced that Kentucky has been awarded $3,070,671 in funding from the Federal Transit Administration to enable public transit agencies across the commonwealth to purchase vehicles.

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s Office of Transportation Delivery applied for the funding, which is discretionary and nationally competitive. Ten Kentucky transit agencies, which together serve 41 counties, will use the money to buy 42 replacement vehicles and 20 other vehicles with which to expand their fleets.

“Reliable transportation is essential to so much we do in our daily lives,” Gov. Beshear said. “For many of our fellow Kentuckians, that means public transportation. It’s how they get to work, or school, or health care appointments, or the grocery and a host of other places. This funding is an investment on their behalf.”

Kentucky Transportation Secretary Jim Gray noted that the funding comes at a particularly critical time because public transit agencies have lost ridership and revenue because of the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19).

“These agencies have been struggling financially, and this funding will help them maintain a dependable fleet,” Secretary Gray said.

Awards are as follows:

Agency	TOTAL	Counties Affected by Funding	Number of Expansion Vehicles	Number of Replacement Vehicles	Total Number of Vehicles
Blue Grass Community Action Partnership, Inc.	$668,935	Anderson, Boyle, Casey, Franklin, Garrard, Jessamine, Lincoln, Mercer, Scott, Washington, Woodford	5	5	10
Central Kentucky Community Action Council	$558,648	Breckinridge, Edmondson, Grayson, Hart, Larue, Marion, Nelson	12	0	12
City of Maysville/Maysville Transit System	$78,435	Mason	1	0	1
Daniel Boone Community Action Agency, Inc.	$180,000	Clay, Jackson, Lee, Owsley, Wolfe	0	6	6
Harlan County Community Action Agency, Inc.	$79,176	Harlan	0	2	2
Louisville Wheels Transportation	$338,106	Bullitt, Henry, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer, Trimble	0	6	6
Murray-Calloway Transit Authority	$228,020	Calloway	0	5	5
Pennyrile Allied Community Services	$393,401	Caldwell, Crittenden, Christian, Hopkins, Livingston, Lyon, Muhlenberg, Todd, Trigg	0	10	10
Rural Transit Enterprises Coordinated, Inc.	$129,950	Adair, Bell, Clinton, Cumberland, Green, Knox, Laurel, McCreary, Monroe, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Russell, Taylor, Wayne, Whitley	2	0	2
Sandy Valley Transportation Services	$416,000	Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin, Martin, and Pike	0	8	8
	$3,070,671		20	42	62

More Information
Read about other key updates, actions and information from Gov. Beshear and his administration at governor.ky.gov.

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