On Wednesday, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, will hold a press conference with Federal Transit Administration Administrator Nuria Fernandez, Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) CEO Gary Rosenfeld and local elected officials to discuss two recently announced Department of Transportation grants totaling $76.3 million to revitalize the city’s bus system.
One grant for $54,000,000 from the Buses and Bus Facilities Program will support the purchase of new buses and construction of a new maintenance facility. The second grant for $22,378,905 from the Low-No Program will support MATA in transitioning its fleet to clean electric buses and procuring charging stations for the Crosstown Corridor Connector.
Participants will also discuss investments in a Bus Rapid Transit project linking downtown to the medical center area and the University of Memphis campus.
What: A Press Conference to Discuss Investments to Revitalize the Memphis Bus Transportation System
Who: Congressman Steve Cohen, FTA Administrator Nuria Fernandez, MATA CEO Gary Rosenfeld, local elected officials
When: Wednesday, August 24, at 11:30 a.m.
Where: The MATA Bus Maintenance Facility, 1370 Levee Road, Memphis 38108
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