U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $78.3 Million Grant Award for Ogden-Weber State University Bus Rapid Transit Project in Ogden, Utah
The Federal Transit Administration sent this bulletin at 09/24/2021 03:33 PM EDTToday, FTA announced a construction grant award of $78.3 million to the Utah Transit Authority (UTA) for the Ogden-Weber State University Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), a 5.3-mile BRT project in Ogden, Utah. UTA will operate the service between the Ogden Intermodal Transit Center FrontRunner station and the McKay-Dee Hospital via Weber State University (WSU), improving connections between these key destinations and the surrounding area.
The Ogden-Weber State University BRT will provide riders a clean-air ride in an electric bus from the Ogden’s FrontRunner Station, through downtown, along dedicated bus lanes through the Weber State University campus and to McKay-Dee Hospital. The total project cost is $120.5 million, with $78.3 million in funding provided through FTA’s Capital Investment Grants (CIG) Program.
The project includes construction of 2.2 miles of exclusive bus lanes on the WSU campus, a total of 13 uniquely branded stations, transit signal priority, and purchase of 11 electric vehicles and charging infrastructure. The project also includes a new transit center on the WSU campus, and expansion of UTA’s existing Mount Ogden Maintenance facility.
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