Fairfield to receive funding for buses

Fairfield to receive funding for buses
Published by The Reporter
Posted: 06/30/2009

Fairfield will receive millions of dollars from the federal government to pay for new city buses.

The U.S. Department of Transportation set aside more than $70 million in additional Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) funds for 12 transit and aviation projects in California.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger last week announced that California leads the nation with more than $1.5 billion in federal obligations for Recovery Act funds designated for transportation.

Fairfield will receive $3.1 million to buy nine buses.

California is expected to receive nearly $2.6 billion from the Recovery Act for highways and local streets and $1 billion for transit projects.

Competitive programs within the Recovery Act could also provide approximately $300 million in additional funding in this area. Additionally, California expects to be very competitive in securing a portion of $8 billion Recovery Act funding set aside federally for high-speed and intercity rail.