FTA awards Sound Transit $4.8 million to procure buses for SR 522 BRT project
August 11, 2020
The Federal Transit Administration has awarded Sound Transit $4.8 million to procure up to five high-capacity transit buses for the agency’s SR 522 Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project. The project, which will be known as the Stride 3 Line, will deliver new, expanded service for north Lake Washington communities.
"Stride 3 will help relieve traffic congestion in the rapidly growing cities that it will serve," said Sound Transit Board Member and Kenmore Mayor David Baker. "In light of the financial impact of COVID-19 on Sound Transit, this grant is especially important now. We are grateful to the FTA and our congressional delegation for their ongoing support to improve transit in our region."
The grant comes from the FTA’s Bus and Bus Facilities Grant Program, which provides funding to states and transit agencies through a statutory formula to replace, rehabilitate and purchase buses and related equipment and to construct bus-related facilities. Sound Transit will provide a 20% local match for the grant.
The BRT project was approved by voters in 2016 as part of the Sound Transit 3 measure. The SR 522 BRT project connects six cities with 13 stations: Seattle, Shoreline, Lake Forest Park, Kenmore, Bothell and Woodinville. The SR 522 BRT will connect to light rail service in Shoreline in allowing quick, easy access to jobs, education, healthcare and housing.
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