Padilla, Feinstein Announce Over $1.9 Billion in Transit Funding for State

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Dianne Feinstein (both D-Calif.) April 6, announced that the Federal Transit Administration or FTA will provide over $1.9 billion to California over the next year to invest in transit projects across the state. This is part of an investment of more than $20 billion this fiscal year in transit across the U.S., thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which both Padilla and Feinstein voted to pass last year.

This funding will help transit agencies address their repair backlogs, modernize bus and railcar fleets, and transition to new technologies to address the climate crisis. These upgrades will support the expansion of U.S. manufacturing due to Buy America requirements that apply to steel, iron, and other materials used in public transportation projects that receive federal assistance.

All FY22 FTA funding Apportionments Tables are available at www.transit.dot.gov/

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The FTA has also launched a bipartisan Infrastructure Law information hub, https:// www.transit.dot.gov/BIL